Shasta Valley Chihuahuas
Dear potential pet parents,
It has come to my attention several times over the past few years. That Scammers have stolen pictures
of my pups/Adults off this site and have sold the pups to unsuspecting buyers Who pay (usually) a
much lower price than the going rate for a pure bred registered Chihuahua puppy with Certificate of
pure bred papers. But no puppy comes, and they are out the money not to mention the heart break of
falling in love with a puppy they will never have!  If the price sounds to good it probably is!! If you just
take a few minutes to read this Section, you may save yourselves the severe heartache and financial
loss!!
Protect yourself from on line fraudHow to Protect Yourself From Online Fraud!!

These crooks are getting better and better at what they do. They are even duplicating Websites.
Make sure you are dealing with the real thing!
How? Ask for additional pictures. Ask them to take a picture of the pup/dog next a familiar object
you choose. Also Check references, ask for the name and Number of the vet They deal with. Pay
attention to the number of the vet, Is it the right exchange for they locality they say they are in? or
at least an adjacent locality? Look for uniformity in their site all the pup's pictures should have a
similar backgrounds and, or objects in their pictures. I have visited Scam sites with pictures of 5,
6, or even 10 puppies all but 2 puppies were pictured with completely different
backgrounds/lighting/picture quality etc.... I recently have begun to put the "Shasta Valley" logo on
my pictures to discourage people from coping and trying to use them to scam people out of their
money Check for excessive spelling errors. Everyone has some errors or mistakes on their site.
But some things should not be misspelled. Paying with paypal covers your purchase and you can
usually get your money back through a charge back if something goes wrong But most breeders
including me must charge an additional 3% to your purchase to cover Paypal fees. In Canada the
new email bank transfers are I think, going to replace paypal because of the much lower fees
Email bank transfers are very secure, private an instant. Costing only 1 dollar and 50 cents per
transaction. You can use escrow. They hold the money until your puppy arrives safe, Healthy and
in acceptable condition Then payment is released to the breeder/seller. The only draw back is the
small fees. Buying from a local breeder virtually closes the door on Fraud Scams as long as the
breeder allows you to see the pups in person. Have at least one phone conversation with them,
but make sure you call them. If the puppy is registered ask for a copy of the litter Registration, or
to be shown a copy of the parents registration/and pedigree if available. I guarantee if you are
dealing with a scammer they will not even respond to you again once you ask for these things or
they will have a million excuses why they can't provide you with these things. Don't fall for the
most popular scam that you only have to pay airfare to get the puppy. Or they say they are a
Missionary, Priest, Man or woman of God and they can't take the puppy with them.