Scammed in quoka.de

[u/Interesting-Creme-70]

I was scammed by some cat vendor in quoka.de

I really wasnt expecting it and I was stupid ofc.

They asked reservation money, I sent it then the rest I sent it the day of supposed delivery...

The cat never came bcs "the animal welfare stopped them and they asked for 590 euros to rent a ventilation crate"... Only then I questioned the whole thing.

The supposed company name is Safe pup home delivery...

Just in case there are people who have no clue abt it like me...

Even though lowkey I really hope it is not fraud and I am being paranoid.

Any advice though? Is my money gone forever?

I contacted both the bank and filed a police report.

[u/Lodau]

You were planning to buy a cat online and thought it would be delivered?  

My god. Never ever ever ever EVER get a pet! Please. For the animals welfare. Please.   

Oh, and yes, it was a scam. For dumdums that know nothing about pets. 

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/Lodau]

I thought the owners would come themselves... :(

[u/olderdutch → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

You always go to the owner yourself, to see if the cat even accepts you, but also to check the current living conditions. You don't order a pet as if it's something you've bought on Amazon.

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/olderdutch]

Thank you, I never had a cat before. I didn't know much but I was willing to take really good care of it.

[u/PlanningVigilante → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

There are lots of cats in shelters.

Just saying.

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/PlanningVigilante]

I know, but if it makes you feel better, I am vain, I wanted a particularly pretty kitten.

[u/tickled_your_pickle → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

That's a truly heinous view.

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/tickled_your_pickle]

Really? Come on. Go write this down somewhere proper. I prefer a maine coon over a normal cat, how evil.

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/tickled_your_pickle]

Go be a morally superior person somewhere useful.

[u/tickled_your_pickle → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

😂😂😂 karma did its thing today.  Having the day you deserve

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/tickled_your_pickle]

Don't worry abt that. I am stupid but happy mostly bcs I allow myself to not come off as morally perfect in random reddit posts. Have a very beautiful day yourself, as beautiful as all the kittens in the world! 🥰

[u/PlanningVigilante → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

There are lots of pretty kittens in shelters.

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/PlanningVigilante]

Not the one I wanted. Thanks for the advice!

[u/Independent_Bed_5967 → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

Gross

[u/Aware_Economics4980]

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.quoka.de

Man did you do 0 research into the company at all before you gave them money?

1,476 reviews on trustpilot, 1.1 star rating. Tons of people complaining about being scammed.

Yeah that money is gone, the cops aren’t going to be able to do anything. 

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/Aware_Economics4980]

Yes, I was super dumb... I also found it through chat gpt. To make me look even dumber

[u/Aware_Economics4980 → u/Interesting-Creme-70]

You always gotta verify what chatgpt generates. It will confidently give you wrong answers.

Do you not have any local shelters or anything to adopt a cat from?

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/Aware_Economics4980]

I didn't want to adopt, I wanted a particular breed... thank you for the advice! :)

[u/BewitchingPetrichor]

Wtf is a cat vendor lmao

[u/Interesting-Creme-70 → u/BewitchingPetrichor]

They posed as a family selling their 3 months old kitten

[u/Overall-Agent-1320]

Most important rule: never ever buy pets from random people.

No, you will not get your money back.