I put out a pet wanted ad on internet. Jane Dantes emailed me many times, sent phony pictures of the exact kitty I wanted. Was very nice but poor English. I thought she was foreign. She said she would adopt the kitty for free
I have all emails from Dantes and from the website morons. Dantes said she was in Powell, Wyoming. We talked many times of how I would get the kitty. I even sent picture of daughter and her kitty, and picture of me and my grandson
Dantes tried to win my heart. Said she was a Christian, etc. Sweet and complimentary and knowledgable. I think it was a woman most of the time emailing me from her address. I fell in love with the kitty.
She finally said she could could ship kitty. She picked Rocket Pettransfer, of course. They called me at work, said I had 2 hrs to go home and print something out, and wanted me to Western Union $300 to Cameroon... Or kitty would miss plane.
Now I'M the moron! They had some cockamamey reason for $ to go to Cameroon! It started to "walk like a duck". The kitty was to get on a plane, they would email me Flight and Flight #. Hours went by and nothing.
I called the company, left frantic messages, emailed Dantes (who never gave me a ph. #). She emailed a few times with comforting words. Said I would see Kitty at 8:30 next morning at my door.
Now it's "talking like a duck". Company emails me the kitty is in Utah. Why Utah? More anxiety! My boyfriend is a pilot. He checked all possible flights. Impossible for kitty to be on a plane any time at all. She must be on a bus! Dear God, no! Hrs go by. I go to bed thinking she will be delivered next morning like they said, in some sort of transportation other than a plane. I was a wreck (and pretty stupid).
Next morning they email she's in New Mexico (more anxiety!). How the hell did she get there? And these lowlife scum need a $1500 refundable registration of some wacky sort. I email Dantes who has now changed her/his tune, lieing like a scumdog. I knew I was scammed, and hoped to God there was no kitty involved.
I had bought (throughout the days) $250 worth of preparation, food, beds, books, toys, etc. Kitty would have arrived today (Thursday, Feb 9). It was a horribly sad day. I feel sucked in, robbed, violated, humiliated, stupid, dumb, heart twisted out, exhausted, depressed, sad, laughed at, lonely for a nonexistent, already beloved pet kitty.
My heart has been broken and I have been robbed of $300 and my joy, and put through terrible anxiety for a tiny one pound kitty. I feel different today. Mistrust, disgust, rage and hate for some people I have never seen or known. Feelings I despise in myself, but can't help. Helplessness sucks more than anything. The good thing... There was no kitten involved at any time for them to hurt.
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