On Jan 28 I replied to an advertisement on equinenow.com for a registered friesian mare. The seller only calling herself "Alex" emailed photos of the horse and after several more emails in which she told me the mare had a coggins test and health certificate necessary to bring her into Canada I decided to buy her.
On Feb 22nd I wired the full asking price of $5500 to her business account - Prestige Distribution, P.O. Box 634, Wrightwood CA This went to her bank - Citibank 495E Silverado Ranch Rd Las Vegas.
I then arranged for a professional horse hauler to pick up the mare on Feb 26th for transport to Canada. This did not happen as "Alex" said the coggins test was out of date and that she would take the mare to her vet to get another one done.
I had to find another hauler - he could pick her up as soon as the coggins test was back. It was now March 5th, As suggested by the hauler, I asked "Alex" for a copy of the bill of sale [the original to accompany the horse] She did not reply for four days, claiming that she had not heard from me or the hauler and as I had not picked up the horse would I send her $800 for board!
The haulers and I had emailed her and left several messages until the day they left to head north [March18th]The phone number she gave me - 480 686 3760 turned out to be a pager. She never once called back.
Since the demand for $800 on March 9th all communication from her has ceased.
Browsing usacomplaints.com I recognized my own situation in report #291178!
Maisie
Stony Plain, Alberta
Canada
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