Sign in  

Pet scam

Sharing is caring! Are you having problems with Pet scam? Use ScamPulse to file a complaint.

Pet scam Reports & Reviews (376)

- Walterboro, SC, USA • Nov 17, 2024
Report

They have a website offering Persian kittens for sale. When you fill out the I'm interested form they will email you claiming they will put the kitten on a flight and have flown to your closest airport. When it comes time to send the animal they send you an email stating that their crate is to old and it needs a temperature controlled one and you will have to pay $1900 before the kitten can be shipped. On their website they stated they offer a 14 day refund policy. I ask for my refund because I'm not sending $1900. I'm yet to receive a refund.

Useful
Reply
- Mexico, MO, USA • Nov 16, 2024
Report

<p>It all started on October 27th at 8:23 a.m. when I contacted Jacques Fani about a German Shepherd puppy for sale via Facebook. We agreed that I would pay $350 to hold the dog. She stated the total cost of the dog would be $750, and the $350 would serve as a deposit. On October 31st, I sent her the $350 via Apple Pay and provided her with a receipt. On that same day, she said she needed my information to prepare the paperwork and then stated it would require another $250. I told them I would not pay another dime until I picked up the dog and paid the balance in cash.</p>

<p>After going back and forth, they eventually agreed to collect the remaining cash when I picked up the puppy. Meanwhile, her husband, Jacques Kudi, contacted me from a different account. Both of them sent me friend requests, which I accepted.</p>

<p>At 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 16th, they claimed her husband had emergency surgery and that they would fly the puppy to me, but they wanted an additional $500 for the flight. I told her this was never discussed and that I would only pay cash in hand upon receiving the puppy. We had planned to drive to Arkansas that day to pick up the puppy. However, at 4 a.m., her husband contacted me again and appeared to be fine.</p>

<p>They are now threatening me for not paying the $500, accusing me of animal abandonment. I have screenshots of everything. The transport service they involved also called, trying to get me to pay. Their number is 229-234-8913. I have much more to share and would like to speak with someone about this situation.</p>

Useful
Reply
- Antioch, CA, USA • Nov 15, 2024
Report

bought a puppy online, through the website.

paid through zelle.

They said they were based in Texas and would ship the puppy through an airline express.

I reported the scam to my bank and did not get my money back. I'm sure other people reported these people to their banks. Not sure why they are still operating and stealing peoples money. They should be able to see that multiple people are reporting this as a scam yet their accounts are still open and taking money

Useful
Reply
- Lehi, UT, USA • Nov 10, 2024
Report

I contacted a business through their website (Friendly Russian Blue Cattery - friendlyrussianblue.com) to purchase a kitten to be shipped to me. I paid for the kitten, then they refunded the money. I paid for it again later in the day because the other methods of payment weren't working. Both payments were to and from the same Venmo account. They told me it would be shipped to me the next day. The next day, the shipper (Zippetexpress/Zipparcel express Courier Services - zipparcelexpress.com FAKE or COUNTERFEIT). contacted me to put a refundable deposit down on a special crate. This happened when I was in a very distracting situation and was just anxious to finish the the transaction. I paid 750 to another Venmo account that Zip Express gave me. This morning, they asked for another 600 for pet insurance before they would put the kitten on the plane. I started to look at the Zip Express site and tried looking them up on ScamPulse.com and IPATA. The shipper wasn't on the approved list for IPATA, so I stopped communicating with both the shipper and the seller and began to report them.

Useful
Reply
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA • Nov 09, 2024
Report

The scammer is the owner kenneth ******. Asked for my social security qnd very angry when i wouldn't cooperate.i just wanted to buy a snake didth think social was nessacary

Useful
Reply
- Sellersville, PA, USA • Nov 04, 2024
Report

I was supposed to receive a puppy, never received it

Useful
Reply
- Guymon, OK, USA • Oct 26, 2024
Report

scammer pretended to be selling wire fox terriers, claimed to be in Lubbock, Texas and wanted $850 for a female puppy that he provided photos for. wouldn't provide an email or cell number, did say their name was Stephanie ******** I asked for references, and he gave me four. all replied within an hour saying they'd had excellent results, and that said Stephanie had been perfect to deal with and had delivered a puppy to them. Asked for $350 via apple pay to hold the pup and would expect the balance due upon them delivering the dog. texted me a number to send apple pay amount to from ************* i sent the money on Monday, October 21 and delivery was to happen to my home on Friday, October 25. scammer sent a purported video of the pup on Tuesday, but the markings were different. when i called them out on this, they went silent. I requested my money back several times but never got any response.

Useful
Reply
- Mesa, AZ, USA • Oct 14, 2024
Report

Contacted Friendly Russian Blue through email on website

Spoke for many days about purchasing and shipping a kitten

Scammer assured me kitten would arrive at my nearest airport when I paid for the full price of the kitten.

Once payment was sent for kitten, I was contacted by the seller to comtact the courier service

Contacted courier service

They told me I needed to purchase a 'travel crate' for the kitten to travel in on the air plane

Once I paid for that, they then said I needed 'pet insurance' on the kitten and that it would be the last and final charge for the delivery of the kitten.

Once that was paid, they then said I needed a 'Livestock Permit', which again, was a ton of cash.

Told them I wasnt paying for that and they said that the kitten will not be delivered. Havent been able to get ahold of anyone reguarding the kitten and or delivery

Useful
Reply
- Florissant, MO, USA • Oct 10, 2024
Report

I purchased a puppy from Alezandro Sossaa and when I was going to get the puppy, they said they had a family emergency. Instead of asking me what I wanted to do, they called Fast Wave Logistics a delivery company to come pick up the puppy to be delivered. When the puppy was supposed to be delivered, I receive an email stating that the travel crate was not sufficient for the puppy to be delivered and I had to pay for a temper control crate. I asked the seller to pay and they said no. I had to pay that along with taxes, accommodation fees, vet fees and to have the puppy tagged. Once all the payments were paid, I received another email stating that the puppy was not in good health and they called the seller to come pick the puppy up. All of the money was refundable, but I had to open an account with Swift bruss funds. I paid $673 for the new account and when the money was deposited now they say in order for me to get the funds, I have to pay $589 for their bank card. They are trying to freeze the account and stated that I will lose all of my money. I just want my money back.

Useful
Reply
- Bolingbrook, IL, USA • Oct 10, 2024
Report

I purchased two puppies saw pictures and videos . First puppy 800 then 200 for shipping 700 insurance second 800 700 500 (training) 200 for embark test

Worldfreightshipping agency wanted 800 for health certification , 750 accommodation , 800 for disinfectant 750 for another accomendation and 2000 for vaccinations and no puppies was delivered

Useful
Reply
- Albert City, IA, USA • Oct 08, 2024
Report

Only communication was by email. No other telephone numbers or contact info is given. The website only has 7 puppies for sale and keeps rotating the images. I asked for a refund and heard nothing back. Puppy was not shipped to me as I was told it would be. PayPal payment for $500.00 was requested to “Micah smith”. Payment was sent for deposit and no refund was given.

Useful
Reply
- Holladay, TN, USA • Oct 06, 2024
Report

This alleged Cattery is selling kittens, but never delivered. They are working with another site to scam even more money tied to this transition. That site is coming2upetcourierservice.com, and I will fill out another report on them. They use PayPal but under "Friends and Family", which we now know can't be disputed. Name went to Kabir ***** (PayPal was notified of this also). Then you get a email from the courier stating they need money for transport and insurance that will supposedly get reimbursed. You send them some and then they need more money for some other reason and tell you your kittens are only part way to the destination, or at one of the airports in route. They will keep doing that to get more out of you. Luckily I caught on soon enough but others don't.

Useful
Reply
- Jonesboro, AR, USA • Oct 06, 2024
Report

Posing as a woman now.

Very pushy in messages and made me very uncomfortable.

Found out it was bogus on my own before I made anymore contact with her.

Useful
Reply
- Davidsonville, MD, USA • Oct 04, 2024
Report

Facebook group Sheepadoodle for rehoming and adoption posted pictures of dogs she had for adoption. I inquired about one dog. She asked for $700 for the dog and agree to arrange shipping for $300. She said the shipper was reliable and she had used before. When the day to ship arrived she gave me a contact person at https://beexppress.com/. This is a website for global shipping, The contact Jeo Moore messaged me I would need to pay $500 via Paypal for a crate to ship the dog with the money returned when the dog was delivered. Four hours later he said he needed $800 for insurance. He sent me a form to fill out for reimbursement.I refused to pay and told the owner. She said she paid $300 if I could cover the rest. I declined. The contact at beexppress.com confirmed she had paid which is when I realized they worked together on the scam. When I asked if she had the dog she said she was still at the shipping place with a nanny caring for her at $100 a day and I needed to pay $400 and she would pick her up.

Useful
Reply
- Brooklyn, NY, USA • Sep 26, 2024
Report

Posing as cattery selling Siberian breeders cats

Useful
Reply
- Carlisle, PA, USA • Sep 24, 2024
Report

I've been looking for an Oriental Shorthair kitten and came across this site. I sent in a query about one of their current listings. "Phil" texted me back shortly afterwards. He introduced himself as Phil Adams. In this same text he attached his website like and also his FB Media Platform Address. I told him which kitten I was looking at and asked if we could visit the kitten before committing to buying her and asked where they were located. He then asked me where I was and I told him my state. He then said OK, we are here in Norfolk Virginia and asked if I would be able to drive to pick up the kitten. I said if we adopt her yes, we can. I'd like to meet her first though and I asked how old she was. He said Yes that's fine. He told me she was 9 weeks old. I then asked how old they need to be to bring them home. He said she was ready to go. At that point he sent me a few more pictures one of which had this kitten with a more mature cat that I assumed was its mom. He also sent me a blurb about this kitty. I told him I needed to speak with my husband. I then asked the following. "Can I ask you why you guys only charge $900 for your cats when all the other one's i've been finding online are closer to $3000. He said i have to understand that not everyone is at the same income level and they try to make it affordable since they aren't targeting the rich but more of the pet loving families.: He then said he has a job and breeding is just something he picked up from his dad. After I discussed this with my husband we agreed i'd take a look at the kitty. I texted Phil and told him this. He said this sounded good and told me I'd have to make a deposit for reservations. I asked how much and if I do it on the website. He said no the website is only for advertisement. He said they accept Zelle, Chime or Apple Pay. He then sent me an apple pay number to forward my money too.

I feel like a fool, he told me that since this is our first transaction sending via Apple Pay that I might get a security alert that pops up and that if it happens to please understand it's a precaution. He asked that i send him a screen shot of the payment so it will attached to my file. I told him i was working on getting it set up and while i was doing that if he could send me the address that i'd be coming too, to see this kitten. I also mentioned that it made me nervous sending him money with the fraud alert popping up. And he said that's why i wanted to tell you about it before it happen. I then asked again for the address i was coming to before sending the money. He gave me an address in Norfolk that I did look up and it was a real address. He said we normally send the address after the deposit not before but it's all good though.

I foolishly sent the money. The next day (today) I tried to reach out to find out what kind of litter and food that this kitten was using so i could be better prepared if we decided to bring her home. I've gotten no reply. I began doing the research I should have done in the first place. Sadly that's when I came across the ScamPulse.com site with someone else that has had a similar experience with "Phil".

PET SCAM INFORMATION



ScamPulse.com notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet or pet transportation scam, ScamPulse.com encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General's office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

 

Useful
Reply
- Fort Pierce, FL, USA • Sep 23, 2024
Report

Jerry was selling Ragdoll kittens and had all the documentation, TICA, CFA, health and vet documentation for the kitten. I paid him $800 via Apple Cash and was told to wait for communication from world freight shipping agency. They contacted me and told me the kitten was sick and I needed to send them an additional $900 to continue delivering the kitten to me. That’s when I realized I had been scammed and asked for a refund. He never paid it.

Useful
Reply
- El Reno, OK, USA • Sep 15, 2024
Report

Scam no puppies

Useful
+1
Reply
- Galesville, WI, USA • Sep 12, 2024
Report

She posted a mini highland calf for sale. She wanted all the money thru venmo or paypal, BEFORE she would hold the calf for me. The price was very cheap so I should have known it was a scam.

Useful
Reply
- El Reno, OK, USA • Sep 12, 2024
Report

Contacted person on puppy sent $400 on western union for deposit! person picked moneyup!!! puppy still on website for sale wife contacted person on different email they replied pup is for sale...

Useful
Reply
Check fields!

Report Pet scam


Upload here Increase visibility and credibility of your review by
adding a photo, document or video
Submit

Pet scam Contacts

Pet scam associated photos:


If you know any contact information for Pet scam, help other victims by adding it!

Add new contacts
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | New