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Old 04-27-2024, 02:37 AM
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I live in Idaho and am in the process of trying to adopt a baby tortoise from a woman that lives in Bozeman. There are a lot of scammers selling these tortoises and I have had a few red flags. I just want to make sure this woman is for real and there is a turtle. If I lived closer and had a car I would take the day long drive myself, but I can't. I don't know if there is anyone willing to check this woman out before I send money to her.
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Old 04-29-2024, 08:03 AM
 
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Scams are all over CL and FB Marketplace - buyer beware.

Ask for the address and ID so you can verify info - if they're not willing to do that, it's a red flag.

Why not share the link to the ad listing here? Put more eyes on it and see what others think.

Personally I'd never send money to anyone before I've met them and verified the product is as advertised.
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Old Yesterday, 03:44 PM
 
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I live in Idaho and am in the process of trying to adopt a baby tortoise from a woman that lives in Bozeman. There are a lot of scammers selling these tortoises and I have had a few red flags. I just want to make sure this woman is for real and there is a turtle. If I lived closer and had a car I would take the day long drive myself, but I can't. I don't know if there is anyone willing to check this woman out before I send money to her.
Why not have her take it to a local pet store, then you call the pet store on their listed phone number to verify the woman and the turtle.

https://www.petsmart.com/stores/us/m...store1033.html
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Old Today, 01:38 PM
 
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How were you planning on adopting the tortoise if you can't go get it in person? Shipping live animals has its risks.

As for verifying the existence of the tortoise, ask her to take the tortoise somewhere and send you a date-time-stamped video of the tortoise being handled by another person.
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