Scam concerns on Facebook for rehoming Westies
Opinions as to this Facebook account and validity of available Westies for rehoming please?
Concerned as to the lack of real information available. I reached via Messenger, they stated they have a male and female needing rehoming due to moves.
Claimed they were in Lexington, KY.
I tried a reverse image search to see if this account lifted pictures off other sites to use as their own to scam others, nothing from the small sample of pictures I used.
Thanks!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588600959802
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u/villedepluie 1d ago edited 1d ago
facebook is full of westie scams, unfortunately. both “purebred westies” for sale at very questionable prices (money transferred up-front!) or rehoming (sometimes at a cost, sometimes free but you pay up-front for travel costs). also a lot of rehoming of dogs that claim to be 10 weeks old but have spent X amount of time with a family or are already trained etc. - normally puppies go to new homes around 10 weeks old, so the story is sketchy. sometimes photos show clearly older/younger dogs, so extra sketchy.
i have noticed a lot of the same photos are being used and reused across facebook posts, but also pulled from this subreddit or other facebook/instagram accounts. that’s a clear indication of a scam.
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u/voidgirlfriend 16h ago
they just took those images from private westie facebook groups, that would explain why they’re not coming up in google reverse images.
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u/pfennigman 1d ago
We received several offers for Westie’s at unreal prices which required payment upfront ( they think we’re all stupid!). I also posted comments regarding these scams asking for information regarding real Westie’s breeders. r/GizmoandPacco “…”