China News Service, October 27th (Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News and Finance) The concept of "adopting instead of purchasing" is being accepted by more and more people.
As a result, some pet lovers see the information of "free adoption" on their mobile phones, and they often take the initiative to contact them.
But please note that your love may be used as a "tool" to make money.
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Sending pets for free finally became a "forced sale"
Lin Lin (pseudonym), who lives in Zhejiang, recently fell into the free adoption scam due to a momentary accident.
"At that time, I accidentally swiped a 'free adoption' video. I just wanted to adopt a cat, so I added the contact information of the other party." Lin Lin told a reporter from Zhongxin Finance and Economics.
According to Lin Lin, when they met offline, when they saw that the cat was cute and lively, they signed a contract as soon as they got hot, and bought a bag of cat food, a box of probiotics and a tube of nutritional cream at one time for 698 yuan.
The contract shows that after that, cat food will be purchased for one year in a row, one pack per month, 249 yuan per pack.
But what Lin Lin didn't expect was that on the third day after taking it home, the cat developed symptoms. After taking it to the hospital for examination, it was diagnosed with feline plague and was directly hospitalized for treatment.
Then Lin Lin communicated with the cat seller, "The cat seller first said that the inspection data was false, and then denied that the cat plague was caused by him, and said that if he died within a week, he would give me a replacement." Lin Lin said .
In the end, Lin Lin spent more than 10,000 yuan to cure the cat. Since the cat food provided by the other party could not find relevant information, Lin Lin also changed the cat food for the cat, but since the contract has been signed, Lin Lin may continue to buy the other party's food. Supplied cat food.
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Fake adoption information, just to defraud money
In addition to the above, there are also people who publish false free pet adoption information online, block pet lovers after paying for shipping and other expenses, and defraud others of their money.
Shan Shan, who currently lives in Jiangsu, has encountered such a situation.
According to Shan Shan, someone contacted her through a social platform before, saying that she had a puppet cat and adopted it for free.
Shan Shan then chatted with her via private message. Since the address provided by the other party was closer to her, she originally wanted to use the ride, but the other party said that she needed consignment. After Shan Shan agreed, she has since fallen into the other party's trap.
"The other party gave an Alipay collection code, saying that it was directly to the platform, and it said that Taobao paid on behalf of others. After I transferred it, I found that the other party's account did not have a real name." Shan Shan said.
Although she was already suspicious, when the other party said that the consignment requires freight insurance for live consignment, and it will be returned to the account when the cat arrives, Shan Shan still chooses to do so.
Later, when Shanshan asked the other party for WeChat ID, mobile phone number and order link, the other party repeatedly refused, and persuaded her to pay for the cat food again.
When Shan Shan realized that she had been deceived and asked the other party if she could return the money, the other party pretended to agree, but later blocked her.
After more than 600 yuan "wasted", Shan Shan told reporters, "I made a post later and found that many people were deceived by this person."
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After falling into a scam, how should adopters protect their rights?
Like Linlin and Shanshan, in recent years, more and more people have encountered pet "free adoption" scams, and most of them are cats.
Regarding the situation of signing an agreement to "force sales" under the guise of "free adoption", some industry insiders revealed that in recent years, with the booming pet cat market, some cat dealers have viciously competed with "backyard cat houses" to breed at will. As a result, the price of breed cats has plummeted, and it is difficult to sell breed cats that have been hoarded in large quantities.
As a result, some people adopt "free adoption", "routine" adoptions, and even sell pets with health problems, and the adopters are ultimately responsible for the loss.
Lin Lin, who was signed by the other party's "routine" contract, told reporters, "The other party has not given a satisfactory solution. Later, he does not want to buy cat food according to the contract, but he is worried that he will pay compensation for breach of contract."
Is the pet free adoption agreement signed by the adopter and the person sending it legal and valid?
"Civil contracts follow the principle of party autonomy. As long as the content of the agreement is an expression of the true intentions of the parties, and there is no specific invalidity such as violation of legal mandatory provisions, it should be considered valid." Partner, Beijing Times Jiuhe Law Firm Yan Bing said.
However, if the sending party conceals the pet's illness and other issues when sending a pet for free, and also sells inferior food and pet supplies through a pet adoption agreement for free, the parties can resort to the law.
Yan Bing told a reporter from Zhongxin Finance and Economics, "First of all, concealing a major disease or defect of an adopted animal may constitute a major misunderstanding or negligence in contracting in civil law, and the parties may claim to revoke or rescind the contract according to the specific circumstances."
"Secondly, in the case of the sale of inferior pet food and supplies, the parties can claim the rights and interests of consumers as the main body of consumers, and according to the provisions of Article 500 of the Civil Code, the parties can claim compensation accordingly."
"In addition, this situation is also suspected of using legal means to cover up illegal purposes, and if the circumstances are serious, it may constitute a criminal offense." Yan Bing added.
As for the fact that Shan Shan encounters the fact that the fictitious pet is sent for free, after paying the consignment fee and other expenses, Yan Bing believes, "This kind of situation is a typical fraud, if it reaches the corresponding illegal profit amount or Repeatedly committing similar fraudulent activities should be investigated for criminal responsibility.”
In response to this situation, a local court issued a reminder that "free adoption of pets" is a new type of fraud that is popular on the Internet.
For free adoption information posted online, adopters need to check carefully, and don't be sympathetic or greedy for petty gain, and blindly trust each other.
It is best to adopt a pet in the same city in person, and choose a different place carefully.
When the pet is out of town, it is best for the adopter to choose a regular logistics company and a cash on delivery method, and do not remit or transfer money easily.
Once you find that you have been cheated, you should save the evidence and call the police immediately.
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