Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Date Reported
2023-02-04 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
31620
Total Dollars Lost
600
Scam Description
Sent a message on multiparrot.shop about purchasing a bird. I contacted via text (716-217-9084).
They sent pictures of the supposed bird I was purchasing. I sent the money throygh Zelle to an
Amanda Hulet in Norfolk, VA email mztxnkuvstp@hotmail.com and they sent me a link and
tracking number to twinkleshippers.com. The website looked legit. Only when it got late in the day I
looked for the website and found an article that the shipping site was a scam. When I text the
person this information, they did not and have not responded.
BBB notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet or pet transportation scam, BBB encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General’s office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.
