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As we have had some members come across different parrot/bird scams on various internet advertising sites, we thought it would be useful for members to know some of the key points to look out for & hopefully not get sucked in by the scammers.

A lot of scams involve Cameroon, Nigeria or some other African country !

PRICE & DEPOSIT.
When the price seems to be amazingly low and too good to be true, there you have it “too good to be true” … like with most things in life, you get what you pay for.If you have done your homework on the particular species you should have a fair idea of the price.If the price is low then the alarm bells should start ringing. Scammers count on the fact that most people see the price of a parrot and think they can’t afford to pay so much money so they offer you a bargain that you can’t afford to miss, WRONG!!
All scams require you to send a deposit or money at some stage, once they have a deposit they then ask for more money for insurance,shipping etc..Most will ask for payment via Western Union,an international wire money transfer.Wire transfers via Western Union are ideal for this purpose. The wire transfer, if sent internationally, cannot be cancelled or reversed, and the person receiving the money cannot be tracked.

PHONE NUMBER.
You should ALWAYS speak to the seller on the phone before you even consider parting with your hard earned cash, in this day and age we’ve become to used to paying for things online without seeing or speaking to the person/company we’re buying goods online from, it’s just too easy!!! So when you request a number and they will not give one walk away … simple as that.All reputable/genuine breeders & sellers would prefer to speak by phone to arrange a sale.

ADOPTION.
Lets go real,if we are led to think that people are going to give away birds that cost £450-900 for free or next to nothing from the goodness of their heart,then lets forget it ! generally it doesn’t happen, I’m sure it does occassionally but not very often, adoption in the title or description of the ad is usually a sure fire give away, stay clear of these ads.

PICTURES.
Pictures can tell you a thousand words, it’s true!! Scammers tend to use the same old pictures everytime,they scour around the internet even the other ads on the site,They will use peoples pictures to lure you in to a false pretence they own the parrot & everything is above aboard. if you see the same picture over and over used on completely different ads then you have a scammers advert in front of you.

Hopefully these points will help you to spot the scammers when looking to purchase a parrot from the ads, the most important thing to do is don’t EVER hand over any money to anyone till you have spoken to and met the bird you wish to purchase, that way you can be 100% sure you will not fall victim to the scammers.