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INTERNET SCAMS
updated 4/22/06 |
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It seems that some people cannot
make a living in an honest manner and thus use the Internet to
scam people out of their hard-earned money. Lately, I have discovered
that a number of these scams are using my list of breeding birds
for sale and/or my images, representing these birds as belonging
to the scammer. Please know that NOBODY is authorized to sell
my birds but me! I have not offered these birds to other people
for resale. I have not authorized anyone else to represent this
company nor to use my images. Please see below for recent examples
I have discovered of scammers misrepresenting our birds. I will
post any new scams misrepresenting
our birds on this page. Thank-you and be careful!
(most recent updates on this issue
are at the top; go to the bottom to see where this all began,
thanks!)
Their email addresses are:
marious2008@yahoo.com, patricia_petsmama@yahoo.com,
and maahmn@yahoo.com.
Please read this
page giving the REAL FACTS about
importing birds into the United States.
link to another site exposing Internet scammers
4/22/06 Here's the latest idiot scammer on UpAtSix.com
misrepresenting selling our birds! What a LOSER!
Name: johnson2000 [ info ]
Email: johnson2000@luxmail.com, State: VA
Posted: Sat Apr 22 13:44:55 US/Mountain 2006
FOR SALE
Hyacinth Macaw bonded Scarlet Macaw- proven pair in perfect plumage
Scarlet Macaw- proven pair Scarlet Macaw- bonded pair
Blue & Gold Macaw- proven pair
Blue & Gold Macaw- bonded pair
Yellow-Collared Macaw- proven pair
Yellow-Collared Macaw- proven pair
Yellow-Collared Macaw- bonded pair
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- bonded pair
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon proven pair Magna Double Yellow-Headed
Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- pro! ven pair
Yellow-Naped Amazon- proven pair (removed from market for the
breeding season)
Yellow-Naped Amazon- bonded pair
Yellow-Naped Amazon- mature male
Yellow-Faced Amazon- proven pair
Yellow-Faced Amazon- bonded domestic pair
T! ucuman Amazon- single hen, plucked on neck Red-Lored Amazon-
bonded pair
Blue-Fronted Amazon- proven pair Blue-Fronted Amazon- bonded pair,
beautiful color
True Guatemalan Blue-Crowned Amazon- proven hen- beautiful color-
large sized
Yellow-Crowned Amazon -bonded pair, hen plucked on chest
Yellow-Crowned Amazon- proven pair
Painted Conure- bonded pair,single female, some proven
Moluccan Cockatoo-
Umbrella Cockatoo- mature males in good feather
User ID: 196-201-151-4.iwayafrica.com; PID: 5539
UPDATE!
4/17/06 PM Apparently "Dr. MAAH" is a bit upset by what
I've posted here on my web site, exposing him to
be a scammer. He has emailed me several times, threatening legal
action against me etc etc etc, blah, blah, blah.
BRING IT ON, "Dr MAAH"!
4/17/06 I have been emailing
"Dr MAAH Martin N" (maahmn@yahoo.com), also from Cameroon
(see his original email from him below). This scammer stole copyrighted
images from my web site and sent out emails purporting these birds
to be his birds for sale. Over the course of several days, I was
able to coax him to send me one of the images, now "doctored"
to make it seem that it is HIS copyrighted image. Below, please
see MY ORIGINAL IMAGE of one of the pairs we recently sold, and
on the right, "Dr MAAH's" "doctored" image.
my original image stolen from this
link on my web site |
my image stolen and "doctored" by
"Dr MAAH Martin N. " |
Now he's encouraging me to send him $1100.00 in "air shipping
charges" for "this pair of birds" and eight fertile
parrot eggs. He even gave me the link to a BOGUS SHIPPING COMPANY,
"Cameroon Pet Express"! http://cameroonpetexpress01.tripod.com/
(Take a look at this RIDICULOUS and OBVIOUSLY BOGUS web site!)
He sent me all of this information:
Cameroon Pet Express
Rue Adeanaur, Elik-Sono Yaounde
P.O Box 3046 Yaounde
Centre Province Cameroon
Phone +237744-20-34, +237744-42-81
Fax: +237231-44-10
Web page: cameroonpetexpress01.tripod.com
E-mail: cameroonpetexpress@yahoo.ca
I guess he thinks this makes it looks more official/believable,
but actually is yet another way to scam the unsuspecting customer!
In this method, "Dr MAAH" does not ask for payment to
be made on the "parrots" or "eggs" until the
buyer has "received them". The only problem is, THERE
ARE NO PARROTS AND EGGS! So "Dr MAAH" asks that you
merely pay for the "air shipping charges" in advance
directly to "Cameroon Pet Express". In my case, he is
asking for $1100.00 for the "air shipping charges",
and I am to pay $1800.00 for the pair of "Hyacinth Macaws"
(LOUD GUFFAW!), and $75.00 each for the "parrot eggs".
He wrote to me "Once more remember
that as soon as you get the pair and the 8 eggs, you will be expected
to send my balance of $2400 IMMEDIATELY." He asked me to
use Money Gram to send the money. Here is a link to Money Gram's
fraud prevention page: https://www.emoneygram.com/eMoneyGram/moneygramFraudPrevention.do
Here is the contact info "Dr MAAH" gave to me:
Dr MAAH Martin N.
Box 5029 Yaounde
Centre Province Cameroon
Tel: +2375099490
BEWARE OF SCAMMERS IN ALL
GUISES!
4/11/06 I emailed "marious"
again, using another pseudonom, asking to purchase cockatoo eggs.
He was more than happy to supply these to me at $50.00 per egg.
He was even happy to take my money when I told him that "my
wife" had raised this money doing bake sales all year so
we could raise money for our daughter's cancer surgery (a complete
fabrication, of course). I told him we would sell the cockatoos
that hatched from the eggs
to raise money for the surgery. This SCUM BAG "marious"
was very anxious to make the transaction
to help me "raise money"- WHAT A NICE
GUY!
Am sorry to hear that your
daughter has cancer.any way, when these baby are hatched, you
can sell them and raise money for that.so let me know if you are
sending the money right way since am already preparing to fly
the eggs today.send the money through Western union so that i
pick as fast as possible.the unbrella cockatoos are the same that
most have been a mistake. since i will be flying 8 of these eggs
6 cockatoos and 2 Kwigibo, you will have to send me $400 plus
flight fee of $50 totaling $450.that is the total amont that you
will have to send to me today.
as for the foods, i will prepare a list and send to you via mail
or i send you a hand book along with the eggs.hope every thing
is clear as i have to fly you the eggs today.please send back
my incubator after these eggs have hatched.thanks Marious
Wow, what a collection of ingredients of the diet
for baby cockatoos that "marious" recommends! (see below)
below is a list of some of
the food that you xan be feeding the babies when there are hached.i
will still send you a hand book on how to take care of them with
more food listed on it.this book will came along side the eggs.
the foods are
-parrots premium plums
-dinners
-sun flower seeds
-fruit cocktail
-banana chip
-best sultanas
-dried papaya
-dried pineapple
-palm nuts
-almonds
-cedar nuts
-jumbo cedar nuts
-hazel nuts
-macadamia nuts
-monkey nuts[slightly roasted ]
-pea nuts
-wal nuts e.t.c
you can use any of the above if available in your area.thanks
and waiting to read from you soon. marious
4/3/06 In the last several
days, I told the scammers "marious" and "patricia"
that I'd sent them money by Western Union. As soon as they tried
to pick up the money and it wasn't there, they both got a bit
testy in their emails to me. Here is the last one from "marious".
I'm about to blow the top off this "sting" and send
them the link to this page. By the way, I sent this link to BOTH
OF THEM on the first day that this started but evidently they
never looked to see their emails displayed to the world to read.
I'm going to end this now, but everyone
PLEASE BEWARE OF INTERNET SCAMS!
(I'm really sorry though, that I didn't get that talking baboon!
I was hoping to teach it to hand-feed!)
UPSET;MONEY WAS NOT SENT
I NEVER SAW THE MONEY,I'VE BEEN WAITING ALL WEEKEND TO NO AVAIL.JUST
THOUGHT IT T LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M UPSET AND ITS MAKING ME BELIEVE
THAT YOU'RE PLAYING WHEN
THINGS ARE SERIOUS.I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'LL TAKE THIS BUT
I'M NOT PLEASE WITH IT.SEE IF YOU COULD CHECK IT OUT. I DO NOT
BELIEVE MARIO SENT ANY MONEY.HE SURELY FABRICATED A WRONG CONTROL
NUMBER TO PLEASE YOU.JUST
ASK HIM ABOUT IT. Marious
am not mad.am serious i have been to western union more than 5
times but to know avail.well since you have giving me the last
name let me try again.but ask him to give you the receipt so that
you can scan and sent to me now.am not happy at all.ask Mario
to realy explain.
if you care go to this web
site and find out for your self.i have check and nothing is available
even after you have giving me te name.the webside is www.westernunin.com
and click on oder status and fine out for your self.use the number
and his names and fine out.Mario is not searious.talk ti him quitely
and he will tell you the truth.you can call me am waiting the
birds are already in thier cages.so do some thin g about this
am crazy my babie have been in the cage for many hours now. .Marious
3/29/06 Wow, "patricia"
is almost ready to ship to me! I asked her for a photo of the
Hyacinth Macaw pair and she sent the same image that "marious"
sent! Iasked her about that and it seems that ALL the Hyacinth
Macaws in Cameroon are named Lizzy and Jeck! Imagine that!
Nice reading from you again.Below
is the picture of the pair and i hope that you will like it.Their
names are lizzy and Jeck.Talking of what time they will get to
you,as soon as receive the money from you,i will fly them asap
and then come and provide you with the flight informations on
when they will get to you ok.So please just be patien ok.You will
enjoy them when they get to you ok.
So please the earlier you send the money,the better.Coz as early
as i receive the money from you,i will be flying them asap.Futhermore,pls
just use the informations which i have given you ok.Don't tell
any one that your are buying birds from me ok.Coz if you do so,i
will be require to pay customs tax here.Coz i want to send them
to you as a present.So please understand what am saying.Please
if any questions arise,just say that you are sending the money
to help your friend ok. Waiting to hear from you. Thanks,Patricia.
Yes i know Marious.He is one of the top breeders in Cameroon .i
think he has been into breeding of birds for about 30years now.He
is a great breeder.Yes they are the same kind of birds.Please
the picture looks alike not the same ok.You know that hyacinths
look alike.Lizzy stands for Male and Zeck stands for female in
Cameroon language.
So please when u have send the money,come and provide me with
the control details ok.
Waiting to hear from you. Thanks,Patricia.
I will be waiting to hear
from you.So when you have send the money,come and provide me with
the control details and also with the sender:s name ok.Remember
that i told that you should tell any one who maybe asking that
why are you sending the money that you are sending the money to
help your friend ok.Dont say that you are sending the money to
buy birds coz if you do so,i will be require to pay alot of taxes
here ok.
Hope thats well understood Thanks,Patricia.
Pls when u have send the money,just
come and provide me with the MTCN Nnumber and also with the senders
name ok.Coz i will not be availabe to reply u now coz am moving
to the airport now to fly some other birds.
Thanks for your understanding, Thanks,Patricia.
3/29/06 It's been an active
day again for email from "marious"! Why, he even called
me from Africa! He's even going to "look around" and
try to find me some monkeys! I've ALWAYS wanted a talking baboon!
I call and you were not around
and i talked with your wife she was so welcoming.Infact,i was
so excited talking over the phone with her.So please when you
get back,call me so that i can give u the informations which you
wanna know.Please wal mart will be the only means of sending the
money to me since it cost too much to send via western union.This
is my number:00237-532-2445.Please you can call me at any time
ok.I will be waiting to hear from you at any time.Futhermore,i
do have a friend here who sales monkeys and they species are:
capuchin monkeys,marmoset monkeys,spider monkey and squirrel monkeys.Waiting
to hear from you, Thanks,Marious.
I have already start to arrange
the papers for the shipping.But pls i really need your complet
address.So pls email me with your complet address ok.Your address
is not complete.So provide me with the state you are in and also
with the City too.Pls i will help you out how to send the money
via money gram ok.Just provide me with your city and also with
the state name ok.And i will look for other agencies in your location
which works with money gram ok.don:t bother alot asking questions
to people ok. Or please i will like that you should remove $100
from the total cost of them then add it to the amount which you
have and then pay for the charges and send it via western union.Am
doing this to you so that we should be business partners ok.Waiting
to hear from you, Thanks,Marious
Yes Giorgio,
Yes Baboons can teach to
talk ok. (I LOVE this part!)
The prices of the monkeys are as follows,
Capuchin monkey=$1800
spider monkey=$1500
Marmoset=$1600
squirrel=$1400
Please when you are sending the money, pls don;t say that you
are sending the money to buy birds ok.Coz if you say that at western
union,i will be required to pay alot of taxes here before shipping
the birds to you ok.If you are beeing ask that why are you sending
the money,tell them that you are sending the money for NSO WATER
PROJECT OK. I have accepted that you should send the $3825.00
So at the place of test question and answer when filling the western
union form,use the following as test question and answer.
Question.............................What for?
Answer................................Water project.
Hope thats well understood.So when you have send the money,come
and provide me with the control details ok.Or you can call me.Pls
just dial the number as i have given u ok. 00237-532-2445.
Thanks,Marious.
3/28/06 I've got "patricia"
emailing me now also! Geez, I can't WAIT to get my new birds tonight!
thanks for th mails.
yeah i have proven bonded pairs and there are babiesand are of
age 2 years old.with there up to date pictures.i will do the shipping
from Cameroon and it will take about 8 hours to reach you so canyou
sent me your detail address with any near by airport in your area
so that ican fly and youpick from the airport. the price is $2500
plus flght fee included and a door delivery with all guarantees
you sent the money through westrn unin or money gram.but i prefer
money gram because it is near my house. thanks and let me know
if you are ready to make the payment so that i fly you the babies
today. thanks
thanks for the mail.below is my address you can use to pay the
money.
My address:
Name:PATRICIA BRENDA.
Address:CENTAL PROVINCE YAOUNDE,CAMEROON
HOUSE NUMBER 23 BASTOS.
ZIP CODE: 237.
you can use that address to pay the money either through wal mart
which works with money gram or western union.if you can do that
today,then i will fly the babies to you today in the evening.Futhemore,when
you are sending the money,use the following as test question and
answer when filling the money transfer form ok.
Question.........................................Whats your friends
name?
Answer............................................Patricia,
So when you have sent the money,come and provide me with the sender's
name and also with the money transfer number ok. Waiting to hear
from you, thanks. Patricia.
3/28/06 Below are copies
of five emails I received from "marious" on 3/28/06.
He really seems anxious to make this deal and get my money! Seems
so easy, just send him the money and I'll have the birds this
evening. Right.
well if you do not understand that eans
to transfer the money, then go to moneygram and send the money
right away.if you have a credit card you can do that online and
when i pick th money, i will fly the babies to you right away.you
made mention of the Blue and Gold are you also interested in them
,if so let me know so that i can calculate thier total cost.but
the cost of the hyacinths still remains $2000 plus and additional
$20 for their cage.hope that is clear.so pay the money and send
me the details .ialready gave you my address and ask for ur's
with ur nearest airport but you have not giving me.so try and
sent it right away.it already 10 pm here if you can send the money
now i will pick and by this same time tomorrow,you will have lizzy
and jeck,
thanks and hope to read from you soon marious (wow he's
getting a bit pushy!)
Hi again. have you any number that i can
use to reach you, if you can send me all the details that i demaned
from you now and pay the money through lammark money tranfer then
i will fly the babies tomorrow.you have topayt an additional $25
for the cage hope thatis clear.cameback with the airport,and you
detail address so that by this time tomorrow, you will pick up
lizzy and jeck.the other picture of the blue and gold are also
forsale.so if you have any person who need them, lethim contact
me for arrangements waiting to hear from you soon. Marious.
i will like that you use the landmark money tranfer and foget
about those other mentioned agencies because the landmark money
transfer is nearer to my location in yaounde. regards marious
Hi again, well use these address and pay the money to and sent
all the details that i ask of you so that i canfly the babies
today and you pick it in the evening.below is my address.
MARIOUS TIMHOTHY.
CENTRAL PROVINCE YAOUNDE
CAMEROON HOUSE NUMBER237 OBILI.
so you can use that and sent the money through any walmark shop
that is found in your location od western union.
use these as the test quetion and answer. quetion.... who is the
receiver? answer..Marious.
hope it clear. this is my cell number 00237-234-2445. marious
well am sorry i could not mail you on time.you have to sent meany
airport that is close to so that i can fly the babie and you pick
from there or you sent your detail address so that i can arrange
for a door delivery.so sent me your full address and any close
airport. attached below are the picture of the babies. there are
2 years old the other have alreadybeen sold.hope you will love
them as i do. you will have to sent the money either through western
union or moneygram.if you are ready to make the payment, let me
know so that i sent you my detail addres for the payment. thanks,
marious.
3/27/06
user "marious" from UP AT SIX classified ads
is also using the name "patricia20"
(Email: patricia_petsmama@yahoo.com). Please be aware that this
is the same scammer misrepresenting my birds.
3/27/06 I emailed "marious"
inquiring about his "birds for sale" and received this
bogus reply shown below in red.
Anyone SHOULD know that NOBODY in their right mind would sell
a healthy Hyacinth Macaw for $2000.00. Additionally, it would
be HIGHLY ILLEGAL to have such birds shipped to ANY COUNTRY from
Cameroon without proper CITES permits (which would NOT BE OBTAINABLE!).
Also why would anyone think that Hyacinth Macaws should be readily
and cheaply obtainable from AFRICA of all places in the world?!
This species is native to Brazil and would be VERY EXPENSIVE in
Africa! Please see the RIDICULOUS offer below from scammer "marious"
and BEWARE OF ILLEGAL SCAMS!
thanks for the mail as regared
my pairs of hyacinth macaws. these babies rte handfed,tame,vet
check with all their DNA documents.there are of age 2 yaers old
and have all the good
qualities that is needed of a good birds and hyacinth in particular.
the two are Jeck and
Lizzy and are quite use to each other and always love being to
gether.there have more than 200 vacabulary and have receive all
the best of training sine there are train by a breeder.
as for their price,
there cost $2000 plus flight fee included with all the guarantees
and door delivery of the birds.i will take care of the shiping.since
am in Cameroon and has to flyit to you by plane and it is going
to take just hours.if you want to see their picture let me know
so that i can attached and sent.
so get back to me for
more details.if you have any more quetion,you are welcame.
thanks.marious
3/26/06 It has been kindly
brought to my attention that use "marious" on the classified
ad site of UP AT SIX is misrepesenting my list of breeder birds
for sale as his birds. This is a bogus listing and I have notified
UP AT SIX, who is blameless in this sad situation. Please see
the bogus listing below:
Name: marious [ info ]
Email: marious@north.org
State: VA
Posted: Sun Mar 26 6:46:14 US/Mountain 2006
FOR SALE we are breeders and
do have the follwing birds for sale with all thier up to date
test resut document. thses birds includeHyacinth Macaw- prolific
proven pair in perfect plumage
ostrch proven pairs with eggs 5 years old
Hyacinth Macaw bonded 14 year-old pair in perfect plumage Scarlet
Macaw- proven pair in perfect plumage
Scarlet Macaw- proven pair (hen is plucked)
Scarlet Macaw- bonded pair
Green-Winged Macaw- proven pair (hen is domestic)
Green-Winged Macaw- proven pair
Green-Winged Macaw- bonded pair (male is proven; with new hen)
Blue & Gold Macaw- proven pair
Blue & Gold Macaw- bonded pair
Yellow-Collared Macaw- proven pair
Yellow-Collared Macaw- proven pair (hen missing tips of some toes)
Yellow-Collared Macaw- bonded pair
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- bonded pair
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon proven pair Magna Double Yellow-Headed
Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- proven pair
Magna Double Yellow-Headed Amazon- pro! ven pair (male missing
some toe tips)
Yellow-Naped Amazon- proven pair (removed from market for the
breeding season)
Yellow-Naped Amazon- bonded pair
Yellow-Naped Amazon- mature male
Yellow-Faced Amazon- proven pair (removed from market for the
breeding season)
Yellow-Faced Amazon- bonded domestic pair
T! ucuman Amazon- single hen, plucked on neck Red-Lored Amazon-
bonded pair
Blue-Fronted Amazon- proven pair Blue-Fronted Amazon- bonded pair,
beautiful color
True Guatemalan Blue-Crowned Amazon- proven hen- beautiful color-
large sized
Yellow-Crowned Amazon -bonded pair, hen plucked on chest
Yellow-Crowned Amazon- proven pair
Painted Conure- bonded pair,single female, some proven
Moluccan Cockatoo- bonded pair in beautiful plumage (hen domestic,
has laid]
Umbrella Cockatoo-proven pair
Umbrella Cockatoo- mature males in good feather
Slender-Billed Cockatoo- bonded pair- 3 year old domestics
african greys of 4 years old proven pairs.
grey cameroon.
grey congoand kenya grey.contact me if you are interested in any
of these birds. User ID: PID: 2393
3/22/06 It has been kindly brought
to my attention that a Mr. "MAAH Martin N" has sent
an email to a number of people stating that he has birds for sale
and including images of MY Hyacinth Macaws. These images were
STOLEN from my site and were used without my permission nor my
knowledge. Please see a copy of the text of the email below:
Subj: Adorable Birds for Sale.
Date: 3/22/2006 9:49:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
From: maahmn@yahoo.com
To: (addresses removed)
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Hi !
I am glad to inform you that I am a breeder based in Gabon and
I have various birds available for sale at moment.
Attached are just some few pictures of what I have in stock at
moment.
If you are still interested, then contact me for more information.
My prices are very moderate.
Dr MAAH Martin N
PS: Feel free to call 0012375099490
(my Hyacinth Macaw images removed)
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