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- Ontonagon, MI, USA
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I found their website claiming to be a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeder. their services included puppy adoption and shipping the puppy. I contacted them through their online portal and they responded via text messages and then email. They required up front payment using online cash apps like Zelle, Cash app, Apple Pay, and Venmo. They sent me an adoption contract with details of the puppy and vaccinations and lots of pictures but they were unwilling to meet with me without payment first and when I requested a video conference call to see the puppy, they refused. The person I was dealing with had a name of Robert Peter and when i called and spoke to someone they were clearly foreign (not from USA) and when they sent me their VENMO handle, the name was Jeffery Helms. Things just weren't adding up and i research puppy scams and common scams we're described exactly what I was experiencing.

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Puchased a balinese cat that never arrived, they said it shipped out through a pet delivery service who then requested an additional $1000.00 for pet lige insurance that would be refunded upon delivery. That payment was not made, there was no reapo se from seller when questioned about this and no response from seller when refund was requested.

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My wife and I were just about ready to buy a kitten from this place. Did they want you to pay by Zelle? Did they provide a "sale agreement" They person that we dealt with was Morgan. Was this the same person you dealt with? Thank you so much for reporting this or we would have never known.

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- Panama City Beach, FL, USA
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Inquired about the dog on the website via form and email. Seller responded back stating Cody was available and requested info about me. I responded and she sent back a contract. I filled in the contract and sent back. She said I was approved and only accepted cash in person or money thru zelle. I started researching and found that the website was only 1 month old and was registered to party in Iceland. Found that several dogs were dogs taken from other online resources. 1 dog jojo was a dog by another name and was born in 2014 and was not a puppy.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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In searched facebook to find baby ducks for my grandson's and granddaughter's birthdays. In the search box I typed baby ducks for sale near me. I site popped up ,had plenty of great pictures of baby ducklings, so I messaged the site ( it was the option that was offered to make contact). I first received a response back at 11:07am.. during the conversing it was texted to me that the ducklings are 3 hrs away, i responded that would search local, then it was suggested that the ducklings could be shipped..,the priced seemed reasonable that $20 could would ship 4 baby duckling, they were $12 apiece, which again to me seemed reasonable. So, in my mind it all sounded great. I asked how do I pay, I was texted back, to use pay pal, so I did, ( Personal home address was given.., and email).,I was told that the shipping company would send an email to give tracking number...it all went completely as a con game would. I received an email, confirming my home address for delivery.....then i get another email..,stating that 2 crates needed to be rented for the ducks to make it safely ,95% of the price of $200, (100 per crate) would be refunded. Im so excited about finding the ducklings that I let them scam me..I sent $200..to a cash app account ( ****** ******)....(I have requested a refund though the cash app..it's still pending)..Praying.

It seemed no sooner that the first $200 was sent out ,now comes a email the states that they need another $300 before they can proceed, for insurance fees and vaccines for the ducking..,

So as you can see,I was definitely scammed..., If these people normally work together, then the first person already knew there was no way that she could ship me 4 baby duckling for a $20 shipping fee and $12 per duckling. The second con, now makes no sense.., The con started with ******* ***** *** ********* ******* ** ****** ******

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- Murray, KY, USA
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Found kitten online. Contacted seller. Was forwarded a picture and video of the kitten I chose. Was told it would be $750.00 in total and they would send me papers to sign. I signed the papers and sent to them. A shipping company Boothdoor Pet Delivery, then contacted me and said they weren’t allowed to ship the kitten in crate provided. It had to be a thermal regulated crate and it would be $800.00, or $1,000.00, or &1,300.00 depending on which I chose and all but 50.00 would be refunded to me. They wanted me to send it via Zelle. I told them I didn’t have Zelle. They said I could send it PayPal but to send it “friends and family”. I told them I did not have an additional 850.00. They told me I needed to borrow it because they could only hold the kitten for 48 hours. If I didn’t then the kitten would be taken to a shelter by the government and I will be charged for abandonment which can give me jail time and cost me thousands of dollars, that they urge me to cooperate with them and get the crate.

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- Catlettsburg, KY, USA
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Found website offering Bullmastiff puppies at low price, contacted breeder via website, instant reply, then received phone call from a Colorado number about the dog. Once payment was made contact with the seller was slow to contact, this made me suspicious and attempted to research for online reviews, only thing I found was information from a pet scam website that listed the website was set up in September of last year and they've received one complaint.

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- Palmetto, FL, USA
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https://forestpawssiberiancats.com/get-to-know-us; CLAIMING to be a Siberian cat breeder

Initial contact will be through the website as you fill out the information and they will get back to you.

Erin ****** will email you back using the email [email protected] to get your name, address, why you want the kitten, and then ask for a $700 Zelle deposit.

500 for the cat, 200 for shipping.

The email (Which is now suspended) you will send the Zelle to is [email protected]

After you have paid this Zelle your cat’s flight is ready to be set up and the cat is ready to fly.

You then get an email from [email protected]. They claim the crate is not good and you need to rent another crate. They give you three options ranging from $850-$1300 thermal crate.

This is the first time they claim this is 100% refundable upon delivery.

https://www.boothdoorpetsdeliveryservice.com/

From here they keep asking for more money.

$1500 for pet insurance,

$950 because the cat got sick and needed to see a vet.

All to be payed through Zelle, Apple pay, Pay pal, or send them a gift card.

Together I lost $1600

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- Albany, NY, USA
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B O and his wife, A L are running a puppy scam on FB. I believe there are several other people on the page working with them.

I was told $750 which includes puppy, papers and shipping. I asked for his tail to be docked, another $150.

After messenging on FB we agreed the pup would be shipped at a later date so that his tail can heal. He sent a message and said his father died and he had to fly to Canada and was shipping the puppy in 2 hours.

He used some agency his sister used for shipping. The agency contacted us with a tracking number. And sent an email saying we owe $595 for shipping. I said there is a mistake because the seller is paying the shipping. He said it was for insurance and we will be refunded once the pup is delivered. I said I did have the money and he called with a foreign accent and I could hardly understand him. He was aggressive saying we better pay or we will be charged with puppy abuse. He sent a text saying they will quarantine the dog and I will be fined and will go to jail and he hope I have a good lawyer. B O called and he also had a foreign accent, so his picture on FB I believe is not him. He is telling me to pay and I will get refunded. I told him he should pay to get refunded.

He said he was grieving because his father died and didn’t have the money and that I should pay and the delivery agency is charging him $400 to get the puppy back.

I asked for a refund. He said he didn’t have because he used it to pay bills.

After further research, I found the same puppies that he is selling on other sites.

He blocked all my calls and he blocked me on FB. I am out of $900 and my husband is monitoring his page. He said the guy is still selling fake puppies.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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Puppy and shipping scam.

After contacting the "breeder" via website, they reach back out via email. All communications were either via text or email. They refuse the answer the phone.

They asked for the paying via Zelle, claiming that they are a small family business.

Once the Zelle transaction were complete the "Breeder" sent an e-mail to with information to a shipping company called "PenmLogistic" along with a tracking number. A few hours letter the shipping company sent a text message saying that the puppy require special climate control crate before the puppy can be shipping. Once we completed the transaction for the crate, within a few hours, they shipping company reaching out saying that in order the ship the puppy, we are require to purchase a "Cite Permit" for $2800.

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- Bethel Island, CA, USA
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I am on a website on Facebook Yorkshire puppies for rehoming and had a 6mo old

Puppies for me for a 1000. I paid and was bringing Mia out to me. They used shippingallianceltd and they wanted me to give them 1500 in gift cards

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- Malvern, AR, USA
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Offering exotic parrots and eggs for sale

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- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
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Inquired of an italian greyhound for sale on the website. Was contacted via text very shortly after the inquiry. (should have known then.) Seemed to be affable text discourses so we went ahead and used zelle to send deposit. The balance was to be due when puppy was shipped. The next morning, the puppy's owner Alain Jeffrey became angry when I pushed him for the flight information, photos of the puppy in the plane upon arrival etc. The provided shipping company website had VERY vague tracking information. The sinking feeling arrived in the pit of my stomach when after speaking with both the owner and shipping company's customer service, I noticed the voices had the same accent, tone and inflections. They were of the same culture and could have been reading a script.

Please beware of the shipping company as well.

Express Cargo Logistics

www.expresscargologisticss.com (yes 2 s's)

214-699-9896

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- Martinez, CA, USA
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I found this breeder from online and he texted me and asked to send a refundable deposit through Zell pay.

Chase bank called to inform suspicious activity on this business and canceled the transaction

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- Nampa, ID, USA
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I submitted my contact info to https://www.wedgewoodbalinese.com and immediately received a call back from an individual with a very strong accent. I asked the name of the individual and they said their name was "Mr. Jefferson". I stated that his claim was a bit suspicious being that his accent was extremely strong. I asked to speak to the owners and he said this was fine, but then proceeded to ask me why I was being difficult and choosing not to speak with him. It was at that point I strongly felt I was speaking to a scam artist. I began to state my reason why and then he resorted to personally attacking me by calling me a racist for not accepting his claims. It was at this point I knew my suspicion was likely correct. After he hung up, I called him back and assertively declared that my suspicion wasn't unreasonable given the fact the website had no phone number or physical address and that the whois info for the domain showed the website was created within the last 30 days. After a few more hang up and call-backs, the individual began harassing me through text, as well as calling and hanging up.

These people are sick, evil people. We lost our beloved cat after 12 years and these parasites sit out here and prey on people's grief and anguish. I am just beside myself how effing evil people can be.

Thank you

Scott

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- Nowata, OK, USA
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Looked up a puppy due to us just having ours pass away & said to send money so it would be shipped to my home, Zelle & Venmo would not go through. They want me to go to wal-mart but I clearly think it’s a fraud, nothing on bbb about it & kept really pushing for that money, kept saying send it now which got me worried, called my bank, they feel it’s also a scam!

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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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