Hi arowana fans, recently there're many scams going on, be alert. many of them from Cameroon, pay via western union only, they can get your $$ without the mtcn. and also on aquabid, with lower price for lower class arowana such as hi-back, don't be fooled. good luck dragon seekers !!
arowana sale scam
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Cirrus
Arowana blogger
I got an email a few months back from someone who lost $2500 USD to a scammer on Aquabid for some rays from Wisconsin that never arrived.
There has been another scam floating around for L-46 out of Stockholm Sweden. I have heard that scam has been around for many years now, resurfacing every so often. In this case it is all done by email, lots of pretty photos, could be convincing for some inexperienced hobbyists. Gotta do your due diligence. And of course if it sounds too good to be true...
All these international scams provide us just one more reason in Canada - and on this site - to work together.
There has been another scam floating around for L-46 out of Stockholm Sweden. I have heard that scam has been around for many years now, resurfacing every so often. In this case it is all done by email, lots of pretty photos, could be convincing for some inexperienced hobbyists. Gotta do your due diligence. And of course if it sounds too good to be true...
All these international scams provide us just one more reason in Canada - and on this site - to work together.
bcarlos
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Cirrus
Arowana blogger
Just for fun I did a little Googling (beats the housepainting I am supposed to be doing ) , and found the following scams:
http://www.petclassifieds.us/182319/Top-Quality-Asian-arowana-for-sale-with-complete-s.html
http://www.kugli.com/Classified_Ads/adid/434662/adtitle/Asian_arowana_for_sale/
There was another one a while ago on a classified site in the USA, someone trying to sell CV Maju. That scam is gone now. And there was another one a while ago, someone patched a photo togehter with little reproductions of a gold aro, all different sizes, but all the same fish; they tried to make it look like they had an aro community tank. I wish I had copied the photo from that scam before it got removed from the net. Sad thing is, I bet that scam will make a come back.
) , and found the following scams:http://www.petclassifieds.us/182319/Top-Quality-Asian-arowana-for-sale-with-complete-s.html
http://www.kugli.com/Classified_Ads/adid/434662/adtitle/Asian_arowana_for_sale/
There was another one a while ago on a classified site in the USA, someone trying to sell CV Maju. That scam is gone now. And there was another one a while ago, someone patched a photo togehter with little reproductions of a gold aro, all different sizes, but all the same fish; they tried to make it look like they had an aro community tank. I wish I had copied the photo from that scam before it got removed from the net. Sad thing is, I bet that scam will make a come back.
m_class2g
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yup that pretty much sums it up lol.
Cirrus
Arowana blogger
I recall a few years ago there was a lady busted in Sydney, Australia with a bunch of baby Asian arowana in fish bags strapped to her body under her jacket. The following news story reminds me of her:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11024315
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11024315
Cirrus
Arowana blogger
I was at a local fish store today and heard from someone about another aro scam apparently based in Alberta on buysell.com; I just looked it up here:
http://www.buysell.com/Alberta/Arow...a1a1a1az1qz4y-6A070E45/?kwd=arowana&gclid=986
The fellow I chatted with today contacted these guys. They claimed to have all varieties of Asian arowana for sale for a flat fee of $400 each. They also asked for a certified cheque or money order to be mailed to them in Alberta.
http://www.buysell.com/Alberta/Arow...a1a1a1az1qz4y-6A070E45/?kwd=arowana&gclid=986
The fellow I chatted with today contacted these guys. They claimed to have all varieties of Asian arowana for sale for a flat fee of $400 each. They also asked for a certified cheque or money order to be mailed to them in Alberta.