parrotsforyoutoo SCAM!!

[parrotlover111111]

parrotsforyoutoo.yolasite.com is a scam, Do Not Trust!!! This is a scam took my money and demanded more “additional fees” after price agreement three times as much as the bird price and shipping cost, right after first pre-payment money transfer (I have paid the prepayment through wire transfer and lost my money when I asked for a refund multiple of times for what’s happening not being what we agreed upon). It is an utter scam and do not contact Juan Cicchnati on WhatsApp or any of his associates. His number is +17193579832 and this is their email [email protected] as well. He is extremely unprofessional and refused to provide any documents and flight confirmation when asked, he also did not provide any recent picture of bird or while packing. It was an extreme error on my side for trusting him please do not repeat my mistake, always check the breeders and be cautious of falling into scams like parrotsforyoutoo. Like I did.

 

[Laylatoo]

I’m sorry you were caught up in the scam. I looked at their site and it screams scam all over it. There are so many people trying to scam bird lovers it’s just awful. . Once again, I’m so sorry but I hope the financial loss isn’t a huge one and you can find a reputable breeder.

 

[Flboy]

So sorry you lost your money, but! That site is quite obviously a scam! Bird also gets caught up in customs and requires emergency payments!
FYI, a quick google on that phone number turned up so many sites, stopped counting!

 

[clark_conure]

how did you pay? if by credit card or some other payment methods you can just report it and get all your money back.

 

[MonicaMc]

Can always do a google image search, too...

Legit people *should not* have random "google images" on their store. If they do, they should note where those images came from. (I've come across one store who used google images with no information on where they stole those images from... but I've also come across a breeder who uses images from other people and *has* noted where those images came from)


They (scammers) are supposedly located in Dubai. Their harlequin macaw image...

First place, it's their own ad
https://sellbuyhub.com/ads/parrots-cockatoosexotic-birds-and-exotic-animals-for-sale/

Next two.... looks like it's the same business
Harlequin Macaws For Sale
Harlequin For Sale



So what about the red front macaw baby??? Where does that image pop up? Oddly, one of the hits is this very forum! And I know that baby!

http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/23871-red-fronted-macaw-coming-home-soon.html

Second site... a breeder of RFM's (perhaps the breeder of Valentino)

Red-Fronted Macaw Facts, Care as Pets, Temperament, Price, Pictures | Singing Wings Aviary



When you come across anything like that, you need to be highly suspicious. Worse yet, some are taking to stealing images from videos which makes it that much harder to track the images back to the original source.

 

[YUMgrinder]

when I come across a scammer I immediately send dick pics every hour for as long as I can deal with looking at dicks all day.

"thank you for subscribing to dick pics hourly! I hope you are pleased with your hourly dick pics. Enjoy!"

 

[Soyajam]

Signs of a scam site:

* Cheap domain names - a proper website will usually be <business-name>.com or <businessname>.com.<country code>. A site hosted on blogspot, or some other 'free' hosting is to avoid having to give legal details (which you need to host a website)
* Business that will only accept one kind of payment (E.g if it's wire transfer only there aren't many protections for buyers if money gets 'lost'. )
* Birds that seem too cheap for their species
* "Hand-raised" Birds that don't have any information about parentage (they could be wild caught)
* Lack of transparancy about aviary conditions, bird health, vet checks, etc.
* Old, reused or otherwise suspicious looking pictures of birds. ("Haven't I seen that bird on the internet somewhere before?")

Rule of thumb - If it's too good to be true, it probably is.

Sorry you got hit by a scammer