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In May 2006 a professional
pet sitter received an e-mail
inquiry about pet sitting services from
a man named "Edward Johnson" who needed someone to sit his dog for 2 months while he was going to be away in Holland. He stated that he was going to be in the sitters area in the next couple of days and wanted to have his financier send over a $3,000 to cover the expenses. Once the sitter received the check, they were to call the client to make further arrangements to meet.
The check arrived shortly after, but instead of $3,000 the check was made out for $7,000. The sitter e-mailed the client to ask about the extra amount.
He replied that his financier made a mistake and the rest of the money was supposed to go to another company. He asked if the sitter could "help" him out and wire the rest of the money to the guy he owed money too; who also happened to live in Belgium.
Sounds easy enough right?
WRONG! This is a common scam designed to
steal your hard earned money! The sitter
deposits the check, mails the extra to the
3rd party. Then
that's the last they hear from the
scammer. The sitter never meets the client or sits for his dog.
Eventually the sitter is informed that the
check they deposited is a fake.
If you
receive a similar e-mail ignore it and
delete it. If you have received a
different version of this Pet Care Inquiry
Scam, please forward it to US
Pet Pros to be
included on this page.
More information on this
type of scam can be found at Snopes.com-
Cashier Check Scam
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