by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 4:15 PM ET, Mon September 25, 2017
A bogus pet transport company using Delta Air Lines logos and images on its website is being sued by the Atlanta-based carrier.
The website, DeltaPetTransit.com, claims that it arranges flight services for pets but actually does nothing, according to a federal lawsuit filed by Delta.
According to the Associated Press, the site has no affiliation with the airline and did not obtain permission to use Delta's trademarks.
DeltaPetTransit.com is being used to "advertise bogus pet air-transport services and to dupe intended victims into believing that they are dealing with Delta and are tendering pet shipment-related payments and fees directly to Delta," Delta states in the complaint.
The site includes pictures of children hugging a dog and smiling pet owners and states: "It's another teary goodbye as we fill the water container and ensure your pet is comfortable and relaxed inside his/her traveling crate. From here the door is sealed shut with cable ties until your pet reaches their destination."
It remains unclear who is behind the scam website.
The identity of the site's creators is masked, according to the Associated Press. In addition, a phone number listed on the site uses a fake area code that does not exist in the United States. Even the physical business address provided on the site is fictitious-Simi Valley, Nevada. Simi Valley is in California.
Careful observers may have also noticed that the website included passages of text that were dummy or filler text such as promising to "phosfluorescently impact enterprise-wide platforms after future-proof niche markets" and informing pet owners that "the generated Lorem Ipsum is therefore always free from repetition etc."
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Delta has vowed to track down the identity of the site's creators as part of its investigation.
The lawsuit did not indicate whether any consumers have already been duped by the site or what recourse they may have.
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