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  • 19-08-2014 9:33pm
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    RachelDDD
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭


    Hi, I just wanted to post a warning to anyone looking to purchase a pedigree kitten/cat. I have had a close call with someone selling on Ideals.ie claiming to be trying to re-home her Ragdoll kitten as she had 'personal issues'. We sent emails back and forth and the gist of it was that she had cancer and was no longer living in Leitrim as advertised (when I agreed to go collect the kitten), but was in the UK. She could ship the kitten to me for a fee of €350 however it would need to be sent to a Western Union account. On researching 'cat scam's' I found there are a lot of similar incidents involving Cameroonians and it is fairly common. This same person has numerous ad's on ideals, but also has started advertising on Donedeal.ie. If you go through the advertisements for Ragdoll Kittens and other pedigree cats you will see that the same name/number is being used and descriptions for multiple animals and locations. No-one could possibly be selling this many cats/breeds! I would just hate to think someone elderly could be duped into believing it was a genuine cat seller. Be careful and always insist on viewing your kitten/cat before buying. Postnote: I was lucky and found a beautiful Ragdoll kitten on Donedeals.ie.
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    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    Hmmm.
    Caveat emptor. If it looks to good to be true, it probably is.
    Thread closed.


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