Happy Pets Transport Reports & Reviews

Happy Pets Transport Reports & Reviews (10)

I too was scammed by someone (Smith Genthre) promising to send me a Siberian long haired kitten. I paid them via my bank and Zelle (M&G Siberian https://siberian.multiscreensite.com/).

I was then sent a tracking number to a pet shipping site - happypetstransport.com - which is another part of this scheme. They asked for additional money in the same amount I paid for the kitten in order to guarantee the kitten's "safe transport." It was then that I felt sick to my stomach in realizing this was a scam! The financial and emotional toll this has taken on me and my family is awful!

My husband called the phone number for "Happy Pets Transport" and surprisingly a person answered. No doubt, it's the SAME person (Smith Genthrie) who we paid for the kitten in the first place. He said if it the fee wasn't paid, which would of course, be fully refunded once we received the kitten, they would take the kitten to a shelter. REALLY?! My husband asked why they wouldn't just return the kitten to the breeder. He had no good answers and also didn't have a PHONE number for the breeder.

I'm really just so mad at myself for being fooled by this person. It's really sad that people take advantage of others in this way. I hope the bank makes this right and these people involved in the scheme(s) get caught.

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I'm currently in the process of working with my bank to get my money back (my post is the original above: Private1623929330). I never received an email back from anyone involved in this scam. The next day I reported my payments on CashApp and the email they sent me said that they would work on resolving the issue. I also called TD Bank and informed them of the situation. They actually credited my account the amount that I had lot and I am sending them every email between Balinese Farm and I as well as Happy Pets Transport. I then reported both companies to the FTC, BBB and econsumer.gov (for international scams). These guys were good, up until they payments for the shipping. I've tried to look up their website to screenshot and print to sent to my bank along with my emails, but it looks like it's been taken down already. Sorry everyone, I know how you feel! If you haven't called your bank to report it, I would definitely do that. And also report these companies at least to the FTC and BBB - - someone did something to get their website wiped off the map (for now).

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Victim Location 19401
Type of a scam Online Purchase

I sent an inquiry through Balinese Farm as I was interested in purchasing 2 Balinese kittens. "Mcklin Paul" then responded to me and we worked out the detailed or the purchase and payments. He suggested using Zelle (which I thought was a reliable choice) but was unable to complete the payment because my bank flagged his Zelle account as receiving too many transactions (as Zelle is apparently not to be used for business...at the time I did not know). I suggested PayPay but he then inquired about CashApp. I sent the payment for the 2 kittens and he told me that I would be receiving and email from a courier regarding the detailed of transporting the kittens from Vermont to my home in the Philadelphia area. I did in fact receive the email from the courier but questioned "Mcklin Paul" when the courier wanted me to wire nearly $2,000 to their company for insurance for pet travel - - it was assured that the money would be refunded immediately upon the delivery of the kittens. I informed "Mcklin Paul" that I did not feel comfortable, and trusting him, we decided that I would instead send him the money and he would send it to the company. He replied in an email, "in case anything happens to your money you can hold me responsible". The kittens were to be delivered by 5:20pm the next day - - at 5:10pm that next day, I received another email from the courier company that stated they could not complete the delivery because the kittens were not in the proper carrier. The would rent the proper carrier to me for $20 but I would need to pay another $2,000+ of insurance that would also be refunded to me. It was at this point that I immediately called the courier company (who has still never answered the phone or responded to my emails). I have lost nearly $4,000 and have not received any kittens. I sent the following email to both "Mcklin Paul" and "Happy Pets Transport" in an attempt to at least get a refund...it has been almost 6 hours and I have received no email back regarding the situation.

Over the last few days, I have placed multiple calls to Happy Pets Transport (area code for California, although located in Maine?) and receive only a voicemail - - I have not received any return calls. After much back and forth from my bank, all agreed upon payments have been completed to Mcklin Paul who states, "in case anything happens to your money you can hold me responsible" - - I am now taking the following steps to do so.

It was the unprofessional and questionable event that occurred yesterday, 10 minutes before the expected delivery of the kittens that was the final straw. Both my roommate and I placed several additional calls to Happy Pets Transport and have to date received no return calls. An email was also sent to Happy Pets Transport requesting a call back and to date, have not received a response. After being willing to drive to pick up the kittens and being provided a location for pick up in New York, the tracking location placed the kittens in Pittsburg, PA (6 hours away). I will not be driving to New York City to pick up kittens that I frankly do not believe are real at this point in time. I have been scammed out of thousands of dollars and request now, for a second time that all funds be returned in full to me, Rebecca Hanson, as I am as I am no longer interested in continuing business with either Mcklin Paul (Balinese Farm) or Happy Pets Transport.

After further research into Happy Pets Transport, several items have been called into question:

1. The address provided in email differs from the address on the website

2.The address provided for Happy Pets Transport appears to be for a clothing retail store called, "FatFace", not the expected company name "Happy Pets Transport

3.The area code for the phone number provided by Happy Pets Transport is for California, not Maine, although the address is for Maine

4. The bank for where I was expected to blindly wire money is located in Georgia, not Maine or even California

5. A simple Google search of Happy Pets Transport places this company in Romania, which coincides with my banks story that the location was picked up somewhere in Romania (which is why I was unable to wire fund to Happy Pets Transport)

6. Having called Happy Pets Trasport nearly a dozen times, I have not once talked to an employee or staff member as the phone goes to voicemail (to which my phone calls are not returned)

7. The first 2 emails I received from Happy Pets Transport were signed, "MR. Jackson Payne, Manager" and the 3rd email was signed, "MR. BEN PAYNE, CEO" - - to which I have been unsuccessful in locating online as I do not feel confident exist.

All of that being said - -

This is a notice that, if all payments are not refunded to me, ******* ******, in full back to my account on CashApp, I will be pursuing this issue further and reporting both recipients (Happy Pets Transport and Mcklin Paul) to the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, my State Attorney General (as well as Vermont, Maine and California), Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network as well as my local police department.

Thank you in advance for your urgency in resolving this matter,

******* ******

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I had the same type of experience as others are posting here about being scammed by someone claiming to be selling kittens. The website was: https://mcklinbalinese.multiscreensite.com/available-kittens. I was provided a tracking number for the kitten, and later received an email stating I had to pay $1,495 for insurance. This came from [email protected]. All the bells and whistles of a scam went off at this point. The entire thing, from the so-called seller to the so-called shipping company, was a complete scam.

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This happened to me as well. Were you able to get any money back that you paid for the kitten initially?

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Complete scam! I bought A kitten, and then got an email saying I needed pet insurance. Now, I’m out $950.00. All because I thought they actually were sending the kitten through Happy Pet Transport. Also, I called the number they gave and it went to voicemail. I’m not sure what to do because I sent the money through Zelle

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This literally just happened to me. Were you able to get any money back through your bank?

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- Sandia, TX, USA

Scammer's phone 707-300-8353
Scammer's address Exchange Street, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78383, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase

Paid for a kitten with an individual that included the price of delivery. The seller was to provide delivery. It appears both the seller is a scammer/fraud and he uses this Pet Delivery service to try to get more money out of the purchaser when they send an email stating that they have the kitten that is to be delivered but they must be paid $1495 in insurance via Zelle before delivery can be made. A seperate complaint will be lodged for the seller.

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I fell for this also. Were you successful in getting any money back

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- New York, NY, USA

Scammer's phone 707-300-8353, 978-400-9452
Scammer's website happypetstransport.com
Scammer's address 34 Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location NY 10040, USA
Type of a scam Online Purchase

I was scammed by someone promising to send me a kitten that I paid them for (M&G Siberian https://siberian.multiscreensite.com/)

I was sent a tracking number to a pet shipping site - happypetstransport.com - which is another part of this scheme.

After seeing that there was not any tracking updates, I started to become more suspicious and while researching online I started seeing people talking about this same type of scheme. I have since received an email from the fake shipping company demanding an additional $1,495 for "insurance" to be sent to them via Zelle. That email came from [email protected]. I called the phone number on the email and a man answered saying that he worked for the company and that once I paid via Zelle and showed proof of payment they would deliver the kitten and refund me the insurance in cash. When I said that I thought that this was a scam and hung up he did not return the call.

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