How to avoid being scammed

*Sure fire way to avoid scammers is stick to Google Business listings only.

*Google make us record everything from street sign, address, piece of mail with name and address. Also you have to show your cats, kittens and other things.

Since they have been doing this, I have not seen a single scammer listed! Go Google!!!

*People who say look at the TICA or CFA breeders listings. It's not fool proof! $50 to register a cattery and $30 for the listing. A scammer will pay that, and I've personally seen a few listed there.

*If in doubt always call the registry and ask if the cattery name is listed, and if they have currently registered litters. I've been sticking to TICA, just because registration papers are complete in under 5 minutes. Even though I am duel registered in TICA and CFA.

* Call and talk to them on the phone. The voice you hear should be the same one in a video chat. Scammers don't like the phone conversations.

*Also you will not find a pedigreed, registered Maine Coon kitten for $700 or free. Some are using breeders prices, taking your deposit and blocking you.

*You can also use reverse image search. Sometimes it's affective, sometimes not. Some oversea breeders take kittens off pages when the scammer already has them in hand.

*Keep note of backgrounds.

*Please don't buy a kitten off of Facebook ect alone. Please do your homework.

*Although legit breeders need to have a social media presence, don't rely on this alone.

Best of luck, and I hope I helped someone from being a victim of a scammer.