Turtle scams?

Any one else have a bad problem with a turtle scam? somone selling baby baby turtles for like $10 selling people these little guys they are like the size of a fifty cent piece. they sell hem saying they are "miniture" turtles and wont get any bigger and you can keep them in the small kritter keeper. iv met 5 people that had this happn to them, I rescued 2 of them today from somone who got them, but i always wanted one.

so does any one else have this problem? its a huge problem here in the springs and denver.

The sale or distribution of turtles with a carapace length of less than 4 inches has been banned in the US since 1975 (Title 21 CFR 1240.62). The ban was brought into effect under the Public Health Services Act by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address the problem of Salmonella infections in children. Prior to the ban there were an estimated 250,000 cases of Salmonellosis in children and infants that were associated with pet turtles in the US.

Jim Smith