I received the following email this morning……..
“just saw your post as pet caregiver on petsit.comand I’m hoping to talk with you more about it. How many years of professional pet sitting experience have you accumulated while working with pets? Can I contract your services for my pet, a Samoyed dog by the name Bella? I shall be needing services starting from OCTOBER 24TH and would stretch till NOVEMBER 23RD. I’m flexible with start time,but preferably between 10AM-11AM, when i will be off to work. At least a minimum of 1hrs daily,(MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS). Services include walking, general care and limited to feeding. You will be caring for her at my rented suite. Can you tell me your exact location (i.e the closest Major Intersection to your home) so I can calculate how close it will be to my rented suite and also to make further arrangements for the task.
David Buchanan”
There were all kinds of red flags with this email, but I thought I’d respond to see if I received a response. I sent an email telling him that I have pet sitters all over Orlando and asked where he was staying. Here is the response…..
Hello Jennifer,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. I’m coming
down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of
Investigation. I will be putting up at
Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel ( 400 West Livingston Street, Orlando)
the place has been checked and found conducive for my staying. I hope
you are familiar with place and also hope it is in your serviced area?
I will furnish you with the suite details immediately the reservation
has been made. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite
provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that
after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base
with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well.
This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m
employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along
with other dogs and she is fine with kitties too. She can also be very
friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized.
She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or
whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best
care for her while I arrive. I would schedule you to care for her
during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM
when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min
or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will
be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my
budget. Will this work out?
The start date is OCTOBER 24TH – NOVEMBER 23RD, but after my arrival
on OCTOMBER 23RD, we will meet formally as earlier stated so that we
can get familiar with one another before you start with Bella.
Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed
prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and
I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill
up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 4weeks (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be OCTOBER 24TH – NOVEMBER 23RD.
Your application shall be in process as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
David Buchanan.
Now, I knew it was a scam so I reported it to Google. Not sure what he was after, but I didn’t respond any further.
I am so glad that you posted this. I had a feeling that something was too good to be true. First, I NEVER give out my home address. I’m in Central Ohio and received the exact same correspondence from him for the exact same dates. I found one other place in a google search that he had contacted someone else for the exact same thing in June/July of this year.
Just received this same email, with a different dog name and dates. Ugh.
My mother a pet sitter just received this email. My mom went farther that you did. She even talked to him on the phone. In the end he sent her a check to deposit into her bank, for the care, and material, and wanted a scan copy of deposit slip.
I went the further with him. He sent a oversized check and wants me to deposit it. I am out of town for a week. What do you suggest?
I went the further with him. He sent a oversized check and wants me to deposit it. I am out of town for a week. What do you suggest?
What did your mother do with the check???
He just sent me the exact email except this time he is stating he needs care for his 2 year old daughter “Rachael” and he has even sent a pic.
I wonder what he’s up to.?
This David Buchanan is now using the same scam for child care services. He contacted a friend of mine and she referred him to me. He gave me the exact same e-mails except instead of watching his dog, it’s to babysit his 2 year old daughter, Rachael. He even sent a picture of her. Luckily I googled his name and found this site. I thought this was fishy, but I’m glad to have found out that it was for sure.
He just send me an semilar email but he said he us coming to ny and to take care of his dog bella and i just want to know ,is it bad that i send him my adresse , but he said his name is edward jones.
Wow! He’s a scam! He emailed me this just last week!
“Hello,
I just saw your post as a caregiver on enannysource.com and I’m hoping to talk with you more about it. How many years of professional babysitting experience have you accumulated while working with children? Can I contract your services for my 2yrs old daughter by name Rachael? I shall be needing services starting from MARCH 18TH and would stretch till APRIL 17TH. Services include general care and limited to feeding and reading of Poem books to Rachael. Can you tell me your exact location (i.e the closest Major Intersection to your home) so I can calculate how close it will be to my rented suite and hence decide if Rachael would be dropped off at your residence or taken care of at my suite. Awaiting to read from you soon. Thanks,
David Buchanan.”
ALSO
“Hello Carolyn,
Glad to read from you and I feel comfortable discussing this opening as it concerns the comfort of my only child Rachael. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico to your location for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your location, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall staying. Hence you shall babysit Rachael either at my rented suite or at your residence provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Rachael for a promotion,so I need to perform excellently well in this course.This might limit my attention towards Rachael, hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Rachael is only 2years old. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while we arrive. I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays 3hrs daily 6pm-9pm. I’m offering you $500 per week due to my budget, Will this work out? The start date is 18TH OF MARCH but after my arrival on MARCH 17TH which is on Sunday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Rachael. Moreover my superior is willing to have your first month child care service charge processed prior my arrival with Rachael. Hence,I’m reviewing your application personally and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a babysitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month.
3 hours daily Monday-Friday 6PM-9PM
Start date shall be MARCH 18TH – APRIL 17TH.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
David.”
THANK GOD I GAVE HIM A FAKE ADDRESS!
He even sent me a picture of his “daughter”
This guy is still scamming!
Hello Marianne,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. Your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your location, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall staying. Hence you shall be caring for Mika at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Mika for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Mika is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
The start date is 28th of October but after my arrival on October 27TH which is on Sunday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Mika. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Mika. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be October 28th – November 29th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
Ryan Walker
Wow, he’s still going strong.
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. Your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
Yes, and I just received precisely the same email, re David Buchanon’s Samoyed Dog Mika…… I’m so glad I decided to do a little ‘investigating’ myself about this guy!!!! There were Red Flags as soon as I red his first email, but you never can tell.
WHAT A WORLD!
Ditto….same here….Pet Sitter wanted for his dog Bella only this guy is using the name “Eric Winkler” so heads up on that name….and the email that I got was word for word what you all have received. Glad I did a little googling before replying again.
This line had “red flag” written all over it:
“I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
$400 a week to spend 45 mins to an hour with a dog…it was way too good to be true.
(I as well did not give him my address.)
Hope this helps somebody else out….thanks everybody.
Just got the same email. This was the first contact.
Hello,
I just saw your post as a pet caregiver on http://www.petsitllc.com and I’m hoping to talk with you more about it. How many years of professional pet sitting experience have you accumulated while working with Pets? Can I contract your services for my pet, a Samoyed dog by the name Bella? I shall be needing services starting from April 28th and would stretch till May 29th. I’m flexible with start time but preferably between 10AM-11AM, when i will be off to work. At least a minimum of 1hrs daily, (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS).
Services include walking, feeding and general care. You will be caring for her at my rented suite. Can you tell me your exact location (i.e the closest Major Intersection to your home) so I can calculate how close it will be to my rented suite and also to make further arrangements for the task. I look forward to reading from you soon. Thanks,
Eric Winkler.
This is the 2nd:
Hello Foster,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. Your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your location, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall be staying. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I have noted the days you wont be available which is May 8th-11th, if it is okay with you, i can work an alternative for those days. All i require is for you to notify me prior those dates so i can be aware of it. I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
The start date is 28th of April but after my arrival on April 27th which is on Sunday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Bella. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be April 28th – May 29th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
Eric.
Well I had Eric Winkler with a Samoyed named Bella. Same exact wording. I was three e mails in and sent hi m a pic of my Samoyed. I was just going to respond with my name and address and then googled his address. Thank Goodness Graddy Chatter was there! Don’t know what the scam is though. thanks everyone!!!
I found the ad on indeed.com the job sounded great because I could do it in my free time i saw that he replied back and his name was Larry jones the dog name is Bella I gave all my information then my dumb ass looks up his company after the fact and I saw you guys post I then sent him another email and let him know that if he used any of my information I would contact the police and the FBI I’m scared now
I received the same email!! So very thankful for this site
From: Eric Winkler
Date: May 15, 2014 at 7:06:40 PM EDT
To: krista_molloy@yahoo.com
Subject: Care For Bella
Hello,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up at Hampton Inn & Suites (117 Fort Evans Rd NE Leesburg, VA), the place has been checked by my office and found conducive for my staying. I hope you are familiar with the place. I shall furnish you with the reservation details once it has been booked. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
The start date is 9th of June but after my arrival on June 8th which is on Sunday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Bella. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be June 9th – July 10th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
Eric.
Meanwhile, months later…
A Mr Eric Winkler at rickkywinkler@gmail.com sent us the dog story phish yesterday. I am just now getting my pet sitting business off the ground and this was LITERALLY the very first offer I got in my new business!!
I am SO glad I smelled something phishy and decided to google the address. Thanks to everyone for sharing your stories.
Just received the same email from a guy
named Eric Winkler. Thank you- to all who took the time to post this heads up.
What does he want? It is interesting we
are all female dog walkers.
He is still scamming! Just received this email and it just felt wrong but decided to reply anyway with a vague response and got the exact email as stated above looking for my personal info. I started researching and found this post. Thank you for whomever started this. Much appreciated.
I just got the same email…I went further and gave him the information he requested, he said he is gonna send me a check …what do i do now
I just got the same email!!! UGH!!! I went a little further and gave him my home address and cell #…UGH!!!! Now what do i do?????
The emails I received yesterday an today were signed by an ERIC WINKLER
received this email from a Eric Winkler with all the above same dog Bella a Samoyed , coming from puerto rico, stupid me gave him all that information, but my gut told me something wasn’t right, so I started searching the web , glad I found this website. I will notify PetSitters Associates of this Scam——–Thankyou all—-He also sent me a picture of himself in his military outfit.
He did the some thing to me with the some inform. I send it him I did not it was was a scam intal the money gram get return to me Larry home posted on care.com
Larry jones post on care.com I appy he get back to me right way i don’t now it was a scam intal he send money gram to me to deport and the money gram came back to me what should I do to get my money back from this guy
He’s in San Francisco now, changed his name to Tom Pater.
Should have googled this long before I agreed to this. Feeling awfully stupid at the moment, but this isn’t an uncommon request to receive as a professional petsitter. I just received a check from a man calling himself a different name but sent the exact same email. I’m now slightly freaking out and wondering what the hell I should do. Anyone with any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
I received this as well and had gotten pretty far into the planning stages when he sent me a check for double the invoiced price from an auto auction business in Pennsylvania with a postmark from a woman in Missouri!
I have reported this to the Ohio Attorney General’s office and will explore other reporting options.
I wish I had seen this sooner:-(
I just fell for this guy as well. Glad I researched before I sent him any information. This guy was named Thomas Patterson and wanted me to watch his dog for a month.
Bless you for posting this!!!! I got this same email with the name Erik Winkler just today. You saved me since I simply typed in where he claimed to work and this popped up in my search. I could have and probably would have further engaged him because he was claiming to be training here in fargo, nd for the fbi…fat chance of that! 🙂 Thanks so very, very much and I reported this to Google and Petsitters site.
Wow, I thought it was a scam. People don’t usually go to all this trouble to prove who they are, and it’s odd that he’s coming from Puerto Rico for a little while. I’d just like to know what the exact nature of the scam is.
I also got another email from someone else not long ago with a different name:
Eric Winkler
To Me

Jun 3 at 3:19 PM
Hello Evelyn,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. Your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your location, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall be staying. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
The start date is 23rd of June but after my arrival on June 22nd which is on Sunday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Bella. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be June 23rd – July 24th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
Eric.
—
Jeffrey Martin
To Me

May 28
Thank you for your response concerning the Pet sitting/Dog walking job,My name is Jefferey Martins ,am married with a daughter named (July) and my Wife Elizabeth then our Pet dog(blitzen),We are a devoted christian family coming in to the United statesI am planning a vacation to the states with families and our adorable dog for few period of time in USA from Ontario Canada,so we have located it and decided to have our family work on all we need before moving into your neighborhood ,we have a very adorable dog (Blitzen) ,he is cute and adorable(Golden Retriever) he is very friendly and playful.he is also very much comfortable with other dogs and cat too he enjoys being indoors with US. Going for walks is Blitzen’s very favorite activity. he plays well with other dogs too. Blitzen is house trained and crate trained… I would be needing the service of a caring with positive personality to take good care of Blitzen because i want him to have a wonderful stay and will like to make provision for you to take good care of him for us.More so,I will be making arrangements in renting an apartment close to you but it depends on your location as i will be needing your services,I need you to take care of Blitzen around the hours of 2 – 6 pm from Mondays through Fridays or anytime you are convenient with,you just have to let me know your time schedule as for us to fix a time that won’t be a problem or inconvenience your other daily activities ,You would only be needed for 20 hrs per week at your convenience and will like you to get back to me with your available hours.
We will be arriving in The states(7th of June 2014), which means if you accept to work with blitzen you can begin to work with us on the 8th or the 9th of June..I will be needing your service for up to 2 months or more, and willing to offer you $400.00 per week with benefits as compensation for a trustworthy and honest candidate.Also i will like to know if you can also help us run little errands before our arrival too.. if you agree with us, our location will not be far from you which are the reason why we want to secure a pet sitter before our Agent get us a house the Keys and the description of the house will be mailed to you as soon as possible. We have a financier that is based in the states and will be handling the payment and as well as our other expenses, so he will be the one that will be taking care of your payment, I will instruct him to pay for the first week before our arrival so as to secure your service. As soon as we reach a concrete agreement, I can instruct our financier to process a cashier’s check to you for the payment i will be waiting to read from you with Your schedule and other questions which you have to ask us..
Will be waiting to read from you
Regards
Jeffery Martins and Family
I just got an email from “Eric Winkler” and his dog “Bella” to pay me $400 a week!
“I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $400 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?”
He’s still at it but his name is now Eric Winkler! He’s sending the same e-mail word-for-word. He targeted me in Daytona Beach, FL. Unfortunately for him, we pet sitters are not idiots! Shouldn’t assume we are……. Please BEWARE!!
I just received the same email using the dog name Bella but the man had changed his name to Pettie Ling.
He just send me an semilar email but he said he us coming to ny and to take care of his dog bella and i just want to know ,is it bad that i send him my adresse , but he said his name is edward jones.
I just received a check for $1,855.00 & its a scam…..don’t do it people
It’s sad because he’s still going and it’s been years now. I received the same contact with him as well. BE VERY CAREFUL AND AWARE LADIES!!!!! SCAM
On Jun 22, 2014, at 7:54 AM, Edward Jones wrote:
Hello,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. Your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your location, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall be staying. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I have attached her picture herewith and I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10 AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45 min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally. I’m offering $500 per week due to my budget. Will this work out?
The start date is 8th of July but after my arrival on July 7th, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Bella. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———Apartment # if any
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1 Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be July 8th – Aug 10th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards.
I really cant believe this, I receive exact email but his name was Pettie Ling. He called me and we met at a public place in Jacksonville with a friend. I agreed to care for his pet Bella which i did for a Month but got my payment in cash. I am finding this to be true, i think there could be people using this same email scamming people but he is real and not a scam artist. I think we just need to calm down and get along with him to be sure he is real or not. Genuine offer like this could come in form of a scam. Let us be wise !
I received this guy’s email twice, once last October from Ryan Walker about his Samoyed, Mika, and yesterday from Gary Abston about his Samoyed Bella. Exact same email as everyone else posted. I called him out on it, but he replied, “I am not in any way familiar with any Ryan Walker.” And just proceeded with the rest of his story. So I too decided it was time for a little investigation of my own. Too bad! It would have been a nice job if it were for real!
I’m curious to know if the sitter who received the check cashed it? And if there were any negative repercussions/charges? Like, what is the scam exactly?
SAME PERSON SAME SCAM thru PSI PET SITTERS INTERNATIONAL he got my info and sent me a phony check. The WELLS FARGO Bank said the check was PHONY. RED FLAGS
UNbelievable! Now he goes by Thomas Patterson. His dog is Bella. I’m in Colorado. My husband and I smelled “SCAM” immediately.
I received this email as well, but with the name of Emilio Armando. I was dubious at first, but responded to his initial email. This is what I received back. I was about to respond, but was explaining that I do not give out my personal details to clients that I have not met. Then, I thought I’d do some detective work and am glad I did!!!
Hello Nancy,
Glad to read from you and I really appreciate your concern. I just went through your website and your location works out fine for me. I’m coming down from Puerto Rico for a month inspection course with the Bureau of Investigation. I work as private investigator with the Puerto Rico Bureau of Special Investigations, a branch of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The headquarters of La Uniformada which is located at the Cuartel General (General Station House), 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
I will be putting up in a rented suite close to your zip code, i will forward you the details of the reservation as soon as it is booked so that you will know where i shall be staying. Hence you shall be caring for Bella at my rented suite provided her comfort is guaranteed. I need you to understand that after the duration of this course I shall be heading back to my base with Bella for a promotion, so I need to perform excellently well. This might limit my attention towards her hence the reason I’m employing you for this task. Bella is a Samoyed dog that gets along with other dogs and she is also very friendly with kids. She’s very well, healthy and properly immunized. She visits the vets regularly and has no medical problem or whatsoever. I want the best care for her while I arrive.
I would schedule you to care for her during weekdays only i.e Mondays through Fridays. Starting from 10AM when i will be off to work and you can offer her your care for 45min or an Hour at your convenient. I will be around on weekend and i will be caring for her personally.The start date is 21st of Aug but after my arrival on Aug 20th which is on Wednesday, we’ll meet formally so that we can get familiar before you start with Bella. Moreover my superior is willing to have your Service Charge processed prior my arrival with Bella. Hence,I’m reviewing your application and I’ll let you know my decision immediately. In the meantime please fill up the Questionnaire below for immediate processing of your details:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
———Full Name:
———Address:
———City:
———State:
———Zip code:
———cell #:
———Best Time to call:
———Age:
———Present occupation:
———Number of years as a pet sitter:
———Number of available reference:
AGREEMENTS
Job duration of 1Month (Monday-Friday)
Start date shall be Aug 21st – Sept 20th.
Advance payment of a week will be arranged for you as soon as you agree to the terms above.
Warmest Regards,
Emilio Armando.
Thank you for posting this information!!
I had a job posting on indeed.com, been talking with this guy the last couple of days. He is jn Puerto Rico, is now going by Thomas Smith & wanting his dog Bella taken care of. Was so hopeful that it wasn’t a scam, but he just asked for my name and address to send the check for my $500 a week plus her food, toys etc. Something just didn’t set right. So I googled the address he sent me & this is the first thing that came up!! Oh well, wishful thinking. This was the first time I tried finding a job through a listing & not by word of mouth. Think I will just stick to word of mouth!! Thanks for taking the time to spread the word!
OH MY GOD!!! I knew something smelled fishy about this one, only my emails (with almost word for word exactly matching) were directed to me in Fort Collins, Colorado. First off, he mentioned he read about me from a site that doesn’t give my profile, but rather the interested party inputs their information and I’m given the lead by that company. The broken English is always a clue, too. He offered I would receive one week of pay in advance after I answered the exact same questions you listed above. Obviously, we can assume the check wouldn’t clear at a minimum. I wonder if they then somehow have access to your account and/or commit identity fraud. I’d be happy to email you my letters just for grins and giggles. Thank GOD you posted this! I’m going to post a warning on Craig’s List and other places.
I forgot to mention in my previous comment that his name given to me was Emilio Armando, and the care was for a Samoyed dog named Bella. AND he uses hotmail for his emails….like seriously, dude? Just FYI, there is another scam on Craig’s List supposedly for house cleaning for a couple (wife very pregnant) moving here from Canada. They “hire” anyone off the bat (including my son, who is the LAST person on earth who should be entrusted to clean anyone’s house!!) They say they’ll send a check so that groceries can be bought. The check supposedly comes from US Bank but US Bank refused to confirm whether it was a real checking account. It also comes from some Indian tribe (noted on the top left of the check) and it is sent overnighted to make it seem like an urgent matter. How can these people look themselves in the mirror? Thank God for the internet where we can all warn others about scammers like this.