{"id":1398,"date":"2025-09-24T16:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/?page_id=1398"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:41:46","slug":"scammers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/index.php\/scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1398\" class=\"elementor elementor-1398\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8e0be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f8e0be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12dbec04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12dbec04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scammers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd7192 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bd7192\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469742d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469742d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To catch a scammer, look out for the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is always just one last puppy available<\/li>\n<li>There are always several people already interested in<br>the last puppy<\/li>\n<li>They are never situated close to you so you can go and<br>visit the babies<\/li>\n<li>They always have an excuse not to do a video call<\/li>\n<li>The price is always TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Always ask for the following from any breeder<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insist on a video call to see the mom and the babies<\/li>\n<li>In the call ask to see where the babies are kept. Also look at what the rest of the house looks like.<\/li>\n<li>If there are other dogs look at the condition of the dogs and their behavior. Are they relaxed, playing, doing<br>there own thing or do they scatter and run away when the people get near them<\/li>\n<li>Always ask for the vet\u2019s name and the name of the practice that they deal with to do the vaccinations for<br>them. Don\u2019t ask for any phone numbers of the vet. Go to Google and check that the name of the vet and the<br>practice tie up with one another. Then phone the vet and ask if they know the breeder and if they do the<br>vaccinations for them.<\/li>\n<li>Remember, scammers don\u2019t have puppies to take to the vet and back yard breeders and puppy farmers are<br>not popular with vets and most of the time, they do their own Vaccinations in any case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa3bd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa3bd6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc45c05 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc45c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/index.php\/report-a-scammer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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