People often say on websites or in pet groups that they will send purebred cats to you for free as pets. Many people are overjoyed when they hear such things, but the prerequisite is that they have to pay for the shipping costs themselves, so many people will also deliberately ignore it. This happened, so I sent money without thinking about it, but later I found out that it was a scam.

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1. Common Tricks of Scammers

Scammers will first post cute pictures of cats at home on some websites and forums, with the title saying "give away for free". The reasons are of course various: they are no longer allowed to keep cats at home, they cannot keep cats after a long business trip, and they are going abroad. There was no one to take care of the cat, the wife was pregnant and the cat was given to her for free for health reasons, etc. It all sounded reasonable, so she got in touch with the scammer. In order to make you believe that he really wants to give the cat away, the scammer will tell you in detail how to raise the cat, and will also tell you a lot of things about being reluctant to part with the cat. When you decide to adopt the cat, you find that you What should you do if you are not in the same city as the cat? You can't go to other cities to pick up a cat, right? At this time, the scammer will comfort you and say: It doesn't matter. If you really like it, I can mail it to you. Of course, it is not reliable to send a certain express. I can help you to consign it, but the premise is: you have to pay for the consignment fee! Now that things have come to this, it seems normal to pay a little express fee, so I happily send the money. When the cat came, he found that the liar had disappeared, and the cat didn't wait until he realized that he had been deceived.

2. How to avoid online scams

1. Try to trade in the same city: There is a lot of false information on the Internet, especially some pictures of cats. You can just find a cat to impersonate. Scammers sometimes don’t need to raise cats themselves, so the adoption and sale of cats should be done in the same city as much as possible, and Check the cat's condition several times before trading to make sure the cat is disease-free and real.

2. See as many photos as possible for non-city transactions: If you really like cats, try to communicate with the owner as much as possible about the cat’s condition. If possible, you can watch the cat’s condition via video. Generally, scammers will not really keep cats, and they are very It’s hard to send you a lot of pictures of cats, and you’ll find flaws if you chat more.

3. Adoption instead of buying: Many people are deceived because they really like cats. Purebred cats are good-looking, but in fact, people who like cats don’t care whether their cats are purebred cats. Purchasing cats is a good way. , but in fact, adoption is a more caring act. There is no charge for adopting a cat from some rescue agencies.