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Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location CO 80126, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase
First contact was made via the website where I entered my email address. I received a quick reply. After emailing back and forth, asking about a specific kitten’s traits (I even got a birth date when I asked), I told them I was ready to buy. They asked for my address and phone number. I was told that as soon as they received payment they would arrange for the kitten to be delivered to DIA, the airport in Denver where I live. The cost was $89, another reasonable price.
They said they used cashapp, which is a mobile app for transferring money. I got the app and created a user name. I then put in the amount and user ID for the seller ($jeep999). I was asked to enter my debit card number, expiration date and the number on the back of the card. Using a credit card wasn’t an option, which I thought was odd, but was too excited about getting a kitten to think very hard about it. When I clicked the pay button, I was asked for my birth date and social security number. That’s when the alarms started sounding in my head. At some point I was asked to share my contacts, which I thought I declined, but noticed the app had access to them when I looked in systems on my iPad.
I emailed the seller and told them I wasn’t comfortable giving that information and asked if they would use PayPal, which had never asked me for my birth date or SS number. They said that I shouldn’t worry about it, that I was only being asked for that because I had just created an account, to see if I was “real” and that I should just give them the info. They also said they didn’t use PayPal.
I did a quick search of the website online and found several similar websites that were scams. I don’t remember if this was one of them. I then searched for cashapp hoax and found lots of hits. Cashapp is legit, but apparently scammers hack into it to extort money and to gather info for phishing.
I asked for papers and additional pictures of the kitten I was interested in, just to see what they were capable of and received three more pics and even a video. They declined to send papers and said that if I was not comfortable with the payment method, I could decline the offer.
Anyway, I’m sure now that the website is a scam. It plays on the emotions and excitement of people searching for a pet. I thought I was pretty savvy about stuff like this, but I was almost a victim. I called my bank and had my debit card disabled and changed the user name and password for my checking account. I also had cashapp delete my user name and removed it from my iPad.
Note: this exact website is duplicated under mainecoonhome.com.
Total money lost $333.33
Type of a scam Online Purchase