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My younger sister and I were almost scammed. Our mother just celebrated her birthday and, unfortunately, we had a tight month and could not afford presents for her. To remedy this, my little sister began searching online for "english bulldog puppies" because our mother absolutely loves the little hounds, but we have never been able to afford one. With my part-time job savings, and my little sister's allowance savings, we were going to surprise our mom with the puppy of her dreams. We found a breeder that advertised puppies from a few states over for $150 plus $50 shipping fee. Do-able. They were advertised to be up-to-date on vaccinations and wormer, as well as registered (though having a pedigree doesn't mean much to my family. We just think the little wrinkly dogs are adorable and have a sweet personality.). I am a little wary at the price, wondering if there is anything wrong with them. We cautiously contact the seller and "she" graciously sends us pictures that appear to be casual shots of the dog in question. We ask her about the payment, and we are told that we will pay a shipping agency the money and not the seller. Well, this seems legitimate. Then our "seller" takes the dog to be registered for "right-to-your-door transportation." We live in The Sticks, so we find it hard to believe an agency will deliver a live animal to a rural route. Red Flag Number One. We get the "confirmation" e-mail. It has a link to the agency's [website.](http://milopetstransportationagency.wordpress.com/) If you clicked on the link, you'll notice that the site is run by Wordpress. Why would a supposedly international agency run off of a free blog website? Red Flag Number Two. I scroll down the email, which is oddly formatted, and then there is Red Flag Number Three staring me in the face. The "agency's" payment is to be delivered via MoneyGram to a city in Cameroon, Africa. We immediately tell the seller we are out. We refuse to wire money to an out-of-the-country address. Our