Hi everyone, There is another sammer named "Sarah Deanne" freshpear07@gmail.com needing a pet sitter for 2 beagles. Beware of these people and never Cash Cashiers Checks from strangers. https://petsitter.com/l/YH2xFk" Literally happened minutes ago. Hello, my name is Lisa Leighton,I am a student here in Austin Peay State University.My uncle is moving to the school area and needs someone who can pet sit or and walk his English Bull dog 2 hours daily within 9am-11pm.Pay is $300 weekly.kindly email him for more info david.belmonte51@hotmail.com. the job starts 16th of December I'm willing to pay $25/hr,9AM-1PM,Monday-Friday or 9AM-4PM weekends,you can send me an email confirming your interest or email me with your resume at (stevenmanner12 at gmail dot com ) for more details, stephenmcgaughey10@gmail.com (another scammer). First check and money for some expenses to be sent ahead of time by "financier. Got the email from victoria.cullen1@outlook.com. Hi,My name is Mary. I work based on the development and counseling of the deaf people in the community, I am moving to your area in few weeks with my adorable dog and I really need a honest and responsible care for my pet. Also a red flag that they wanted someone to watch dog 9 to 1 from Monday to Thursday OR 9 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday. I saw your pets ad in Normal. Sherly is at it again! please everyone avoid investing to any person whose offering investment and in big returns. The check will then bounce a few days later after you have sent money and you will be responsible. Look out for unreasonable amounts of pay, wanting to know your personal information right away, strange ways of phrasing things or terms uncommonly used. It was exactly the same as what Anonymous posted on September 3rd 2015 (family coming down from Ontario), only the man's name was Collins Andrews and the dog's name was Bruno. After I saw this I did some googling and found this site. I knew right off the back that this was fishy. Please read the email below: I was just contacted by one of these scammers! It was the exact same wording as the one Jenny got! I replied by asking the street name and town she was moving and the type of dog. This literally just happened to me! I have been asked to take care of Bella, too. This is definitely a scam. I responded to her email that I received through my college email. Did not realise it was a scam until the "cashiers check" came in for $2480.
Thank you, Melody. obviously that is fraudulent and I wont be doing anything with it but just wondering if anyone had any other problems from there? Mrs. Simpson. I became so suspicious today, that's when I found this site. I also received an email from Barry Bernardi. I got the same thing. I just received a text message from a 'Sheryl Simpson' asking me to send my resume to her email address so she can hire me. Since 1994, PSI has been the leading educational association for professional pet sitters. I blocked the number (not to mention I don't do this type of all day pet sitting). I'm flexible with start time but preferably between 10AM-11AM, when i will be off to work. Eddie's health paperwork, provided by the seller, showed no diagnosis of a heart defect.
We were able to stop her from sending them the "extra" money via VEMO or money order. After that I didn't speak to celia or tell her the check was sent back. Texted from # (347) 518-4314 which is a NY number and I google pastor David Grey he does exist, but there are several. Luckily I caught on before sending any money. Wow!
Ensure the amount of the check matches in figures and words. I'm so glad I found this site! I don't answer stupid phone calls, I might loose business but I am in business not a good humor man. Very thorough scammers. NEVER NEVER NEVER cash a check that someone has to send to you through the mail especially when they are asking you to take your part and forward the rest to "someone else". The spelling and grammar was awful in the emails and I realized it matched the profile of a scam. Soooo glad I found this website/article. Thanks. And my last email to them has completely disappeared from my email traffic.
If this guy exists, he's getting his identity stolen. Again, you should never accept an assignment or payment without meeting the clients in person at an initial consultation.
We need a walker to take care of a dog. Thank you for posting info!!! Got a scam email. These emails were andypit44@gmail.com and ruthtaylor990@yahoo.com. I received the word for word email about Sophia the Bolognese dog. I fell for it for awhile until "she" was sending me text messages from multiple numbers from Washington, and she copy and pasted the wrong text to me. But I blocked her number and email.
Email i received from anthonydickson1089@gmail.com : This is the email I received last week so they are still running the email scam as of February 2018. Thank goodness for this website. Thank you so much for emailing me about this yesterday! I was suspicious from the start but the pay sounded fantastic. Would anyone mind providing follow ups to these? What came back was almost identical to what Anonymous posted back in 2015. Woods says she wants the CKC to crack down on who is permitted to be on its breeders list, which she believes puppy buyers rely on for guidance. (Monday - Fridays). COVID-19 has doggy demand soaring and scammers taking advantage, David Common, Jill English & Jenny Cowley, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Most pet sitters report receiving these scams by e-mail, but some have also received scams by text. Turnaround technicians will be selected and trained for 2-3 year rotational projects in Alberta and British Columbia. I received an email from a Clydia Stocker. It is almost word for word an exact copy of what someone else here posted. I got the job, I didn't have a bad feeling about it. Yet many puppy purchasers rely on the list to find a reputable breeder. **ITS A SCAM**.
I did and became suspicious when the offer sounded to good to be true. We are seeing a lot of problems with someone TEXTING members rather than emailing. I thought it was a solid work opportunity here it is. Thank the Lord I felt uneasy about it and did not send my personal info. Anyway the emails and contact information I have read from my friend from this Odry Vargas person sound to good to be true to me and I think it's a scam. Full link here: https://lnkd.in/eyhADtQ9. Those illnesses can be discovered within hours of purchase. I believe in people and want to trust them but this is to much for me. Again it starts off with inquiring about boarding for 4 weeks. Not catching me Ms. White! I will be waiting to hear from you in time. The original owner of a Chihuahua named Titan was one of them. I, unfortunately, sent her my resume and references before I figured out it was a scam. I have received spam emails and texts from "Karla Strommen", "Brittany Morgan", and "Rose" something. Not sent from potential client, and a different name than that sender on the counterfeit check, from a closed bank. ~~~~~-----Original Message-----. Should I turn the check over to authorities? Below is the content of the text message I received, and the email I received after recently creating a profile on Care.com. One asked me what intersection I lived closest to. And one guy lives in California his name is Patrick Stewart and he is the ring leader of this scam. I received an email from Lisa Faber saying the same thing She's pregnant and needs a dog sitter. I even made up a sob story about how I was so thankful for this opportunity because I was struggling .Well he sent me a check for $2935.00 I was supposed to deduct $300.00 for my payment. Same scam again from a "Chris Murphy" at murphychris147@gmail.com. I received a text from a person named Alice saying that she got my number off care and her friend is in need of a pet sitter for her dog. We blocked over 25 of these spam members from our members before complete blocking him all together. I already talked to law enforcement and he ensures me I should not have to pay anything but I am still worried. Nevertheless, I'd become quite suspicious and started my research last night. Told her to keep $400 and wire $1400 immediately to a Wells Fargo account. Luckily i do research before ever sending money, so i didn't lose it all, but this was my email.
Sent her a check for $1830. Didn't fell victim to it. scam. She even called me to give me details about her client, said she was a new mother, and had a baby crying in the background! So I thought it was real since it came from my college however, the women who I was going to pet sit for was Karen Sunseri. This combined with the fact that she/he would not give their full address, but instead wrote that the realtor would text me it, as well as mail the key raised alarm flags. Subsequently, she received a cashiers check that was to be payment for the services he requested. Thank God I searched it up, my daughter got same thing in her email, from a supposed 'Nancy James' moving into my area and needs someone to watch her puppy dog and is hard of hearing and wanted to meet up at a McDonalds. Something in a gut feeling says if its to good to be true its not true its a lie. The email address is morganchristina426@gmail.com. My info is on care.com, unfortunately I gave my info out. Stella was imported from Ukraine, and was infected with giardia and a series of other viruses and parasites. The scammers send a counterfeit check, usually more than the amount allegedly owed. I received the busta and jeff scam for 300 a week. These are the emails from them, funny how they are almost exactly what I have been reading here. I'm glad i went with my gut and looked into it as $35/hr seemed too good to be true. Hello, I just saw your post as a pet sitter on www.petsit.com and I'm hoping to talk with you more about it. Teperman has taken to social media and found, he says, other pet owners who bought their dog from the same woman who sold Peaty. the jobs starting June 19th I'm willing to pay $25/hr,9AM-1PM,Monday-Friday or 9AM-4PM weekends,you can send me an email confirming your interest or email me your resume at ( Lauramartin9001 at gmail dot com ) for more details. I just received a text message that reads word for word (grammatical errors included): Be aware that these leeches are also using TEXTING to send their messages. Got this text scam today from 251-333-3145. Martha Faust Jeff and Busts pet sitting scam: New email I received today 11/6/2016 re: Jeff and Busta pet sitting scam: I received a text message from an employee of Martha Faust asking me to contact her employer. He claimed he was from the Puerto Rico Bureau of Investigations, so I guess I assumed the strangely formal tone was due to English being a second language, although it struck me more as Nigerian scammer rather than Hispanic. Sigh. This young man deserves to be recognized." He also attached pictures of a really cute puppy ugh. I received the scam from "Brendon Sklar" and they went so far as to text my cell phone, I have blocked them on email and on my phone however am pretty creeped out by the whole situation. Another asked for a pet-sitter for her dog, who was undergoing unspecified treatment at UC Davis. I am still worried though. I found a listing on craigslist; someone looking for a pet sitter. Can you post here too? So I emailed "Josh" to tell him I am interested and received this email in response (from someone with a different name, Ashley Tucker): I have been hit by the pet sitters scam once before but got smart right before I sent the money away. I'm heavily amused. Once rate and additonal information provided, chooses biggest suite, and again, tells us to process a payment total, to also pay off the shipper "delivering" her dog to use. Name: Harri Sex: Male Age: 3 years old Breed: Labrador Retriever Let me know if you can board him for that period and please let me know how much money it will cost for boarding, feeding and all that he may need during his stay with you. I received no response. An elderly man couldn't pay for his breakfast; he tried but his card was declined.
I have, of course, heard nothing further. They didn't give any information about themselves and kept emphasizing how they trusted me to look after their dogs but never asked me about my credentials. The same thing is happening to me but I looked into it right before I sent off some funds because it sounded way too shady. As for the check being fake, just assume it is and do with it what you will. Another scam PSI-member pet sitters have brought to our attention starts with an e-mail with the subject line: "Bella needs care." 313-438-8624. I'm shook. Sick dogs trigger questions about imported pets, respected purebred Puppy List | CBC News Loaded. I received an email back in June asking about my services. Do your homework and beware of scammers! I don't answer any of these with poor grammar or mention they are moving to my area.
"Abigail Davies" was reported by myself and it is awful to hear that someone is still continuing the scam but with a different name. I feel rewarded by not doing anything behind Rover back and also, I won't be posting on Craigslist anymore.
Be watchful that the drawer's signature is not traced. I received one of these emails to my school email it was a faculty staff who needed a pet sitter for a new faculty member. My son almost got sucked into it. I gave out my personal info and now I'm not sure what to do or whom to contact regarding this. I have tracked "Ester's" number but it was 9715124915 and "Tracy's" number is 8026944066 which I did track, found out is a landline. My name and details were being used for a scam some people are talking about on here. I received another message asking why and that they specifically wanted me to do the job. The same lady above who claims to be deaf/hearing impaired with a Golden Retriever named Cookie also got on Care.com to try to hire me as a pet sitter. I responded to a Pet Sitter Wanted ad. my business up front and personal I go to the persons house, I don't board, I visit with them and the animals I get a key or a code to the house. Also $500 a week for 20 hours of pet sitting just seemed very weird. I'm glad I looked it up before giving away any information. He even sent me a picture of the dog, which at the same time made me feel more at ease, like oh look, here's an actual dog, and also made me think, this would be a great way to make a mark feel more at ease about being scammed. I replied right away for a college student to be offered $400 per week to dog sitter is a blessing. Very similar email from a Eva Ruiz, so glad I looked it up, thanks guys! Told him bank was holding check. These guys are getting better at this. Please contact me back if you think you are interested in take care of blitzen _________________________________________________________________________________, Of course, she replied to him to offer additional information about the services she offered and invited him to read her client testimonials and send more specific details about the dates he needed service, etc. Why would there be an or? She also sent a cheque to McQueen for $2,395, a fraction of the expenses the family has incurred. Like what is the goal? :-). She claimed she is deaf. On Mar 16, 2016, at 4:24 PM, eketty dora
After I emailed them, I got a response saying that she was coming in from Australia and needed a dog sitter for 3 days 4hrs each day per week. Then a few hours later I got one with the exact same wording as the one Becky got! You will be taking care of 2 Dogs and 2 fishes, Misty a yr old Australian Terrier and Razor a 4 years old German Shepard for any three days of your choosing excluding Sundays and will have to take them on a walk at least once a week, give them a bath, brush their hair and make them comfortable while we are away. Work big in a small town! be careful everyone. This is the first email I got: We received the following in British Columbia, Canada. 6/26/2017 I received the same email as is listed above from "Danielle" November 2015.
I need your service to house my Dog for 3 weeks, from 20th of March to 12th of April 2016. I just received a text from (256) 588-3952 saying "Hi, your help is needed for 2 fur babies email the client at jessy_archer@outlook.com. Another tip: Always verify that a communication you receive is actually coming from PSI. I received the following today: I am so disappointed to find out that I have been scammed. this is the email I sent to the .gov address you suggested. My wife got an e-mail from one of these scammers. The email goes as follows: I recieved an email from a woman named Clydia Stocker. My scammer name was Juliana and her husband Charles Cole. They first had someone email for her sister who was deaf mute. I told her/him that I wasn't interested. Wow those dogs Jeff and Busta really get around! I received an email with all the same information as the one from Jeffrey Martins, but he's using the name Daniel Santiago. I got the exact same e-mails from the Philipp Lahm scam. My daughter has had a similar exchange with barryjohn5555@gmail.com regarding babysitting. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Jeffrey Martin wrote: Thank you for your response concerning the Pet sitting/Dog walking job,My name is Jefferey Martins ,am married with a daughter named (July) and my Wife Elizabeth then our Pet dog(blitzen),We are a devoted christian family coming in to the United states am planning a vacation to the states with families and our adorable dog for few period of time in USA from Ontario Canada,so we have located it and decided to have our family work on all we need before moving into your neighborhood ,we have a very adorable dog (Blitzen) ,he is cute and adorable(Golden Retriever) he is very friendly and playful.he is also very much comfortable with other dogs and cat too he enjoys being indoors with US.
I'm out $2650 now. I will post a copy of their last letter. I received almost the same emails, word for word, from a couple "named" Patricia and Daniel Foley. I have a cashier's check for $995.00 from him that arrived yesterday to my business address and just the last 24 hours, he's emailed me demanding I deposit it and send him proof of deposit. Initial contact was via text, said she found me on care.com. Can you tell me your exact location (i.e the closest Major Intersection to your home) so I can calculate how close it will be to my rented suite and also to make further arrangements for the task. I received this email from a person (under the name of Annette Williamson, using the phone number 617-340-9741) who contacted me via petsitter.com: I received two scam emails.
Job duties includes cleaning up of pet waste, feeding and pet walking. He was to keep $400 and purchase "electronics and such" for the home to be ready for them when they moved in. thinking everything is on the up and up. Pretty much the same email format reported above. Please send suggestions ASAP. I wish Care.com could do more about these scammers. This past weekend, I did recieve a text from number 661.750.0351 from a Tyree Dauberman, requesting sitting services for his "golden retreiver. We exchanged a few emails; I fortunately haven't given them much personal info but I'm a bit creeped out now by what they do have about me. There are so many different scams that I'm seeing. This people will be caught, believe me. In 2018, we also became aware of a new scam targeting pet sittersand this scam didn't come from a fake "potential client." I'm sharing this so that others don't (almost) fall for it like I did! Some really aren't very good at the "don't be suspicious". I trust you can do this for us.Which city and suburb are you? I'm on Care.com. Its amazing how they say EXACTLY the same thing on the e-mails , usually change the dog or kids names, but not even always, check my mails out: Beware of emails coming from Christinewoodford@outlook.com. We got the check yesterday and I was suspicious immediately. So glad I did before I got scammed. Super suspicious package. One asked me if I was a ps! Hi Sherry Jimmy Maples sent me an email as well but I had no idea this was a thing and I responded I have replied to him and allegedly he is sending me a check do you know any other information. "Breeders don't work on demand. "We do recommend that any purchasers follow the articles we have on our website, with respect to choosing a puppy and how to identify a reputable breeder," said Richard Paquette, a CKC board member. my husband recently got a contract with a company on a private research job. Contact the financial institution on which the check was drawn to ensure legitimacy. Hello, how're you doing ? run a program to copy all of the email addresses members have listed on their Locator profiles), but scammers can find email addresses for any pet sitter whose contact information is listed publicly (on your own business website, etc.). He claimed his name was Joseph Orazio, sent pictures of himself, his wife and his dog. Different name and different state. I was contacted by a dog walking scammer wanting to know my location and cross street address so he could make sure I was close to his rented suite. Here is another one that was received (in case anyone is keeping track): DON'T CASH ANY CHECKS THAT YOU RECEIVE, UNLESS YOU MEET WITH THE CLIENT FIRST. The world's leading educational organization for professional pet sitters since 1994. I got txt scam from (618)800-0348 that's says: ATTN: Your pet care service is needed by Morgan's family, kindly get back to them for more details at (gregm6602@gmail.com) for more d, I received txt from (613)707-3278 that says: Hi, your help is needed for 2 fur babies email the client at natadennis@outlook.com. Pet sitters have received scam messages by email and text. there were pictures and everything. :( Sadly, this means I don't have any legitimate clients. It's frustrating to say the least. This was Friday July 6. I recently posted a pet sitting service on craigslist and got a the following text: I received a similar email but for child care. Knew it was too good to be true, but you never know sometimes! So just do not deposit the check. Here is the newest scammy email. No picture of wife. I received the same email exactly as Hannah except they are using a new email: vivicajones29@gmail.com. My e-mail read the same as this one: This is the email that was sent to me today, after I replied to a text message I thought was received through Care.com: I received another one from Kimberly scurfied. Pandemic turns dogs into a hot commodity, worrying humane society and breeders. Here goes, I found out they are two guys not a husband and wife team. Be careful everyone! He would also text me from 3 different numbers.
Keys would be sent to me when plumbing was done. I have posted on this website twice already. Here is the first email out of 100. I have kept the check and all the mailing information. at first i believed "Renee," but after a few email exchanges i realized that it was to good to be true.. i filtered "craigslist pet sitting scams and came across this page." I already gave my info before I realized it was a scam but only phone number, address, and email not anything important like social security or credit card number. I believe the scammers are now trolling Craigslist. you can see more details like this article Property for sale For sale in pearl, I received the following an email from a John Harvey (hjohn0091@gmail.com) and William Roberts (willyrob951@outlook.com), This is the e-mail address the scammer used: pellerurevick@gmail.com. I would caution you to watch out for the words "suite" or "flat" when discussing their homethey learn the "queen's English" and it shows. _________________________________________________________________________________, From: Louis Rourke 
