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- Houston, TX, USA
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I was contacted after my pet died and offered a bird for purchase. I made the initial purchase of a pair of birds for $599. Then I was called and told that they needed to be shipped to my area because they were out of state and that I needed to purchase a cage for $800. Then I was told I needed to pay for my birds' paperwork and air travel another $1, 000. Once I had totaled up to $1, 449.00 and had no more $ the seller stopped calling and answering my calls. I even got threatening emails that they should keep my birds.

Now they have my name address and bank information.

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- The Villages, FL, USA
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Searched online for a Morkie puppy. The website Allyssamorkiepups.com came up with a variety of dogs to choose from. I sent a text message that I was interested in one of their dogs “Vickie” and asked the price for shipping to Florida, I was quoted $160 for shipping. The dog was advertised for $800. I asked the address of their location to see if it was close enough to drive. I was told the address was 151 Broderick Street in San Francisco. I googled the address and found a single two story building that did not look like a likely location for a pet breeder. I asked how I could make payment for the puppy and was told to use Zelle. I said I preferred to use a credit card and the reply was to use Flutterwave.com. I researched Flutterwave and found it was located in Nigeria with many complaints on file. I responded back to Allyssa that I would not use Flutterwave and requested an alternate credit card service. I never heard back again after I told them about the Nigerian service. This convinced me that Allyssamorkie.com is a scam and needs to be shut down. I had my doubts anyway as their quoted prices were 25% less than prices quoted by accredited breeders. Too good to be true and an obvious ripoff to those that do not research the company before sending money to Nigeria.

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- Eckerman, MI, USA
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Purchase of a puppy. A signed contract was sent for me to sign and return with pictures of front and back of $1,000.00 worth of American Express gift cards to pay for the puppy. Documentation (from what I can only figure was a logistics company the same people created) was sent to me about the departure and arrival of the puppy to me. I have screen shots of all the texts, emails, logistic's site in my possession. If I may be of assistance, please contact me ASAP.

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- Houston, TX, USA
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After my pet died I was contacted about purchasing a new pet. I paid $599.95 for a blue bird.THEN i was told that it was out of the state and would need to pay for it to be shipped to me. I then was told it needed a pet carrier for $800 and flight. Once I had paid up to $1,449.95 I was sent an email that threatened they would keep the bird if I did not pay. They have taken all of my money and now have all my information: name, address and bank information.

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- Orange, CA, USA
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I filled out the application on the site. was contacted via txt first then a phone call. i questioned everything why i was sending money to a person and not the rescue. was told that it was the owners name and would be transferred to the rescue. the day the kitten was supposed to be delivered i received a txt saying your not receiving the cat you were just scammed. they tried to get more money from me but i questioned it thats when i received the txt saying i was scammed.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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I was looking for a parrot to buy. This website came up. At first everything seemed normal, but the company wanted me to pay them through cashapp which was weird. Also, I couldn't find their store located anywhere in the Canutillo, Texas, which is where they said it was. The cashapp looked like it belonged to a single person and not a company. All the images on their website were not original and were copied from other websites. We engaged in email conversation in which they tried to get me to pay for the bird in small payments, 200, 300, and 350. I think it's all very sketchy.

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Hi,
I am also exchanging emails with the same Starbucks bird farm. Can I ask how the situation with them ends for you? We’re you able to find out more about them?

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I was given the phone number through Marie on Facebook. She told me they helped her find her missing dog. Talked with owner Brian and he said to send the money to Diane Laird and gave this email address. [email protected]. I sent the money via Zelle got the confirmation number and they keep saying they never got the money. It's bad enough i was in an accident, my dogs gone and now they scammed me out of 400 dollars.

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- Kelseyville, CA, USA
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Scammer has a legitimate looking website. After filling out information and sending them a phone number they email and text you. From there to purchase a beagle dog, they direct you to a Venmo username for payment. The Venmo name is @Dwanae-Jorden

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- Hendersonville, TN, USA
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My wife & I were in the market for a Shiba Inu puppy. She found this website which appeared to be legitimate. We filled out the request forms for two puppies we were interested in. We later received an email with images and video of the puppies. We also texted with the scammer who said they were at the hospital with family so apologized for being tough to contact. We sent $500 deposit on Monday, Tuesday we sent the remainder $625 and we’re told that we would receive shipping information the following day. Wednesday we were contacted by the shipping company who tried to get another $2500 from us. I looked that company up as the email was suspicious and found fraud reports (animals away delivery). They are in cahoots and both fraudulent.

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- Henderson, NV, USA
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Phil contacted me after I sent a message through his website about buying a kitten. He then asked for 850 plus 250 for the airfare and delivery of kitten which I provided through Zelle. He sent me an invoice regarding the payment of the kitten.

We made arrangements to have the kitten shipped on Mother’s Day. He sent me a text that morning and told me to keep an eye out for an email from the shipping company. Upon receiving the email it stated there was a hold on shipping because they were requiring 899 for health insurance on the kitten. When I contacted Phil to ask what that was all about he acted shocked and said that the shipping company usually doesn’t do that, but that 899 cash was required and would be reimbursed when kitten arrived. I told Phil that I was no longer feeling comfortable with doing transaction because every company that I’ve dealt with requires a CC for deposit because then their employees aren’t carrying cash and it’s easier to refund. I also contacted the shipping company through their texting app (there was no number on their website) and asked for a phone number to speak to someone, they said their phones were down because they were doing a security update on their system.

Phil got angry and said he would not refund the money and would pursue legal actions. I told him to go ahead. He also said the only way money would be refunded was if kitty was dead. I told him his business was reported on petscammers website and he said it was an excuse. I then asked him for his business license and he refused to provide it. I tried talking to him on the phone and he hung up on me.

BBB 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.

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- Worth, IL, USA
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The website claims to sell dachshund puppies for a lower price & will transport the puppy to you by van or flight for $250-$350. After expressing interest the scammer emailed me back and forth for about 5 days until they finally asked for a Zelle payment. I realized it was a scam when the Zelle account was for a name I never heard of. The email used to collect money is [email protected] . Although I did not send the scammer any money I did share my debit card number & expiration with them as well as my email, phone, number, and full address. Quite a bit of personal information was included as the scammer asked for details about my daily life when I first inquired about the puppy. After “approval” the scammer sent more pictures and videos of the puppy. To get my banking information they sent me a form from 24PetWatch stating I needed to fill out my portions for transfer of ownership.

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- Everett, WA, USA
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They used fake photos of cats and had very suspicious texts.

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- Pensacola, FL, USA
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I purchased a kitten, ****, and I never got the cat. I am filling out another ScamPulse.com scam for the shipper of the cat. I used Zelle to purchase the cat that was supposed to be a present for my 14YO daughter.

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- Fairfield, CA, USA
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https://leonfamilyus.com/

The are puppy scammers- elaborate website. FAKE!!

You will not get a puppy

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- Dayton, OH, USA
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Looking for looking for a German Shepherd puppy and found a website online looks very legit with beautiful puppies all being sold for $600. Went to try to find the company online for reviews and an address no physical address could ever be found and reviews only took you straight back to their website. Send an email through their website got a response back with many pictures of the puppy but then found many other pet scams on this site that fits their description exactly so we believe that they are scam.

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- Vacaville, CA, USA
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Website features puppies for sale. Selected a puppy. Was supposed to be shipped. Paid $150 then shipping info was sent. Paid $650 for remainder of sale price. Dog was “dropped off” at shipping company. Shipper demanded $799 for electronic thermal crate of which $700 would be refunded upon return of crate. Then demanded $800 for health insurance. Dog never shipped. Seller will not take calls. Shipper will not send photo of animal. My daughter inquired about the same dog I purchased and they are now trying to sell same dog to her that supposedly the shipper has and is waiting for my insurance payment.

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- Carmel, NY, USA
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I attempted to adopt an African Grey Parrot from April Foster that I learned about on a facebook group. April was sent $150 from me on 4/26/23 through cashapp to cover the flight of the bird. This flight was supposed to take place 4/27/23 and was to arrive at my home location by 2:30 pm. April Foster emailed me this morning on facebook asking if I heard from the moving company. I checked my email and there were demanding $600 for pet insurance after the bird allegedly left Atlanta and was in Charlotte. I refused to pay because they wouldn't give me any real information to verify the company and wouldn't say where to submit the payment They called from blocked numbers and texted from a NY 631 number stating that they have a NY location as well. They sent pictures of the bird which looked like pictures of a vet examining the bird, nothing to prove the pictures are current. They then sent another email threating to sue me for abandonment saying they have proof of payment - I paid nothing, April Foster did.

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- Bradenton, FL, USA
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African grey parrot

Mandison Mont- Face book

323-488-5691

traceekundeqtp68@gmail

 

BBB Note: If you feel you are a victim of an online 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.

Note from ScamPulse.com of Greater Hampton Roads, VA: Better Business Bureaus handle consumer complaints for businesses located in U.S.A., Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico only. To file a complaint on an online business located in China or another foreign country please visit https://www.econsumer.gov.

 

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- Sumner, ME, USA
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Placed an ad on a Facebook lawn sale page..pretty generic..no phone number listed… just requested a private message. Her response is that “she” recently had a stroke and had moved to Georgia from Maine but the bird was not acclimating to the warm weather. Long story short…. I transferred her the requested funds for shipping costs. On day of expected delivery I got an e-mail from “the shipper “ stating that the bird was in quarantine in Boston because it didn’t have the required insurance paperwork for delivery to the state of Maine. They then requested a credit card number to charge about $950 for the proper insurance for delivery of the bird. I then contacted the “original” owner and told her I couldn’t pay the insurance fee and asked if bird could be shipped to New York..she said the “shipper” would do it for an extra $200 which I sent. Needless to say…I sat in JFK Airport for a half hour before I accepted the fact I had been scammed. Any contact I tried to make with both the “owner” and “shipping” company ended at that time due to no response from either. Both used Google Services for phone voicemail.

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- Kirbyville, MO, USA
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He was very persistent, would make a statement, then later change it. Did not stand behind contract. Accused me of putting hold on gift cards when I didn't. He sent a copy of gift card to someone else. Lied continuously, very pushy as time went on. Threaten me towards end, kept messenaging continously he even after I told him to stop.

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