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SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be cautious of classified ads for pedigree pups at prices that are too good to be true.

Classified ads offering non-existent pedigree puppies have resurfaced in local newspapers across the country, as well as online classifieds.

Classified ads offering Bulldog and Yorkie puppies are one of the latest scams making their way into local newspapers across the country and on-line classifieds.

Beware of newspaper advertisements for online sales of electronic goods at 'too good to be true' prices.

Scammers often use the names of non-existent realistic sounding institutions like “the Federal Bank of South Africa” or “the European Consumer Protection Bureau”.