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- Alexandria, VA, USA
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I responded to a web site to purchase a kitten. Put a deposit down of $350 with balance due on receipt of the kitten. Completed ownership paperwork including name, address, phone, and email address and an e signature. On day the kitten was to arrive, got text message (attached) saying shipping cost had increased and they needed more money. Knew it was a scam then for sure. Responded to cancel order and refund money, but was sure that wasn't going to happen. I filed a dispute with ******* *** **** who handled the transaction and they opened a case file. I checked with all three credit bureaus to even my accounts were frozen.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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Pretending to be a dog breeder but when asked for proof photos of the dog would not send. Also, he requested payment through Zelle, Chime, or Google pay. Would not accept credit card and would only use these apps which I would have no way of getting my money back so I refused to send the money. He also asked for payment before any type of documents for the puppy was signed.

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- Gulf Breeze, FL, USA
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They are selling Bengal kittens as breeders. We spoke with Andy on the phone yesterday and he provided us with a fake Veterinary in Minnesota with a bogus phone number. Now today he has disconnected his phone number and they have updated the website saying they are selling the kittens Urgently this week at a reduced price!! They have also added other kittens today. That weren't on the website yesterday, that are supposed to be the same age as the previously listed kittens.

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- Zion, IL, USA
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Purchased a puppy from the breeder and everything seems to be checking out. Got receipt and flight notice from the shipping agency. Delivery of pet was supposed to be 3/12/23 @ 2:30 pm but I did not receive the puppy

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- Lake Worth, FL, USA
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Timothy said we make a deposit of $500 out of $1000 we agreed on for a puppy. He told us it was 100% refundable for any reason. My husband zelled the money to an email address we were told was his wife’s zelle at [email protected]. We made plans to go pick up the puppy Sunday March 12,23. We received a doc to sign transferring ownership to us and we had him add the refund agreement then we signed it stating we would pay the remainder upon receiving the puppy.The week we were supposed to go he messaged us saying his son was in an accident and he had to go to Arizona. He said he was paying to ship the puppy now. He sent a pic of a document from a shipping company showing a tracking number and all our info. Then I got an email from the company he was using supposedly and they said that the puppy was to small to be shipped in the crate he brought so they wanted us to pay $750 with only an American Express gift card and we would get the money back when they brought the pup. We said we would not be doing that and the guy on the phone told my husband to come pick up the dog then so my husband told him we would and asked where to go to get her. The guy hung up on him. They have since called and still wouldn’t tell him where to go. My husband sent a request through zelle asking his wife to refund our money and she declined. We still haven’t gotten our refund or any return messages. I have the emails and screenshots of most of the conversations on messenger.

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- Seminole, FL, USA
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Promised a puppy Boston terrier. Facebook. Contacted her picked out puppy from the phone. Sent 200.00 Deposit

She was going to drive the puppy to me. Paid balance 900.00 Never brought the puppy to me .She is still doing it.Tried to sue but the the person to serve her was a friend.

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- Palo Alto, CA, USA
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March 1, 2023 I was going. Google searching dog breeders for a minute schnauzers for my children because we lost our loved family pet to cancer last year. Ready to move on and get a new family pet we came across

https://www.coolschnauzershome.com

On the site I made a request for an 11 week old puppy by the name of Pipper. After texting and emails for two days we decided to purchase pipper as a family pet. Maimouma Blade asked that I Zelle her the money in the amount of 910..00 USD. Zelle didn’t work so she requested that I use only Vanilla Visa. I made the purchase and sent photos of the cards back and front in order for her to take the puppy off the website and for me to secure the bill of purchase for the puppy. I sent 1 gift card in the amount of 500.00 USD and a second for 410. USD. Shortly after that I received a fake copy of a bill of purchase with the 2025 SE 44th Street address and a email address for shipping the puppy that came at a refundable charge of 1200.00 US

The company name was Live Pet Shuttle LIVE PET SHUTTLE 1122 5th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (321) 701-5975 [email protected] and www.livepetshuttle.com With a tracking number for the puppy as LPS2236CA. The contact person was listed as William Joseph Woodburn Manager. This is when he requested the 1200.00 USD for the refundable pet insurance fee. I sent that as well to 321-701-5975 to a Ashlyn. Communication ended and I became worried because I had not heard back from the breeder or the pet shipping company. With some researching of my own. I have learned that the Cool Schnauzers Home web site and the Live Pet Shuttle was the same person just using different names, phone numbers, websites, and locations to make the scale look legitimate.

I also came across another victim DadBallz

18 Oct 2021

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We were interested in purchasing a puppy from a place in Florida. They linked us up with this company for the travel. $1200 for refundable insurance which would be refunded as soon as we received the puppy. When you talked to the person, you could hear all kinds of cell phones ringing in the background and only 1 agent able to help people. The whole thing stunk of a scam.

When I asked the person's name, he told me it was Simon Miller. Not a chance. They only collect payment through Apple Pay, Google Pay and Zelle. I asked them so send the info for payment and it was a very odd Yahoo email address and the person listed was not Simon Miller. Asked them what airline they use and he said Delta. Knew it was a scam. The website seems light. This was filed on the website people finder. Using the phone numbers and addresses that the scanners provided.

I have been scammed for 2,200. Dollars, but that is not why am reporting this online crime they are a husband and wife team that both have degrees in Computer Science, Digital Marketing and program management. They are a threat to our country, communities and society and should be stopped and convicted as soon as possible. Please look into whom I believe to be the true criminals Aissatou Blade and her husband Alpha Blade many different names but are all connected and come back to these two people. Thank you for your time and the good work that you do. Please help remove both websites from google.

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- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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The scammer is using a puppy store based in Georgia. When I called rhe store the owner informed me it was scam after I had sent money to the person who scammed me. They are claiming that the puppies are for sale and after payment they will deliver the puppy personally. However, after payment is made they do not deliver what they said they would and all contact is lost after that. I paid the scammer 1,930 and never received anything. Please shut down this site.

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- Imlay, NV, USA
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Contacted me daily, assuring delivery of pet. Send photos and screenshoots to make it seem legit.

Changed contact phone number multiple times and even sent tracking number for fraudulent shipping company.

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- Newfield, NY, USA
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I inquired online for a kitten, they contacted me via text and email, which set up for payment was established. They offered pictures and a shipping company which was a scam also since they said I needed to pay more for pet insurance and they would release the kitten for delivery until I made the payment. This is when I connected the dots because I tried to call the shipping company and got no answer and it was the same phone number on the shipping website as to the person selling me the kitten. I tried to call multiple numbers for this shipping place and got sent to voicemail. When I pointed out the same number to the person on the email, they ghosted me. The person sending me updates of the kitten’s location via text also didn’t answer the phone and when I said that I knew this was a scam they called me rude and I better watch my mouth. The shipping website is this: https://www.continentalworldtransporters.com/pet-transport.html

Which is NOT a real company

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- Bolingbrook, IL, USA
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It was for 12 week old Cane Corso puppies. The website didn’t have an address, phone number or any kind of way to contact them. They wanted Zelle payment of $800 to buy the puppy. Not confirmation of seeing the puppy through a Zoom call. Sending messages through email and not over the phone. Little communication. Everything was suppose to be included with the $800 and now I have to pay for pet insurance to deliver the puppy to me personally when it was supposed to be on a flight and I pick it up from the airport. Getting other calls from a delivery service saying they need $1490 for insurance of delivery. If I won’t pay they going to have me charged in the court of law for pet abuse. Which don’t make sense cause I dont legally own the puppy.

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- Seminole, OK, USA
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I paid 1200 for a puppy, $340 for paperwork, shipping. Sent me fake paperwork and shipping details. Then the fake shipping company tried to get more money saying my puppy was on hold till I paid it. When I told the scammer I wasn’t going to pay anymore money they were threatening me.

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- Carrollton, VA, USA
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Offered Jack Russell puppies for sale. The price for the puppies including shipping was very low. Good indicator this was a scam. Wanted you to provide your address and also sign a contract that I never opened so I don't know exactly what info they were requesting.

According to the website Whois.com the registrar is Who Is Privacy Corp out of Nassau, Bahamas.

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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- Snellville, GA, USA
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Elaborate scam... Scammers have at least two fake websites. https://goodhomesforallkittensusa.com and star freights=https://starfreight.com/ We purchased a kitten posted on the rescue website after completing an online adoption request. We were contacted by "Mike Jeffery", and then given tracking info for our kitten delivery. We paid 150.00 for adoption and 200.00 for delivery. At this point we were given a tracking number and link to star freights. We were then approached for a 300.00 refundable emergency travel amount by the delivery person "George". We would not pay the 300 but when told our kitten would not be delivered we sent a 100.00 visa gift card. The money we sent we requested at first to be delivered to the following Zelle accounts: Manieshawilson83.gmail.com (which was flagged by my bank a linked to a scam, but then as it was a volunteer for the organization we were told it did not reflect the rescue). The second Zelle we were prompted to pay to was [email protected]. We ultimately sent the 350.00 over Venmo to @maniesha-wilson.

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- Arlington, CO, USA
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I placed an order for a Siamese kitten thru furbulous Siamese cats and kittens paid 600 thru Zelle they said it was being shipped out with rokawaypettransportation then they sent me transfer of ownership to sign and told me that the Siamese kitten was in the wrong carrier so I needed to send 850 via Zelle that would be refunded on delivery now they want then they said they delivered it to Dallas airport and it couldn’t leave there without insurance so I would have to pay 1500 for insurance via Zelle now they are they’re saying it is animal abandoned so I said to FaceTime me of proof of custody of the kitten and that’s where I stand

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- Roanoke, VA, USA
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found Rottweiler puppy online.   www.vonsrottweiler.com

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- Lemont, IL, USA
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Agreed to purchase an older African grey bird from her. She alleges to be a breeder for $500. She wanted $100 to get registration in my name and then 3 days later $200 for getting ready for shipper pickup. Both were via Walmart gift cards her choice. Shipper contacted me and said I had to pay upfront $200 to deliver bird. Can’t find this shipper on line so cancelled transaction on 2/23 within the 3 day contractual rules although never signed anything. Shipper’s email is [email protected]. Asked to provide location of facility and website. Would not. Said I can trust them. They won’t deliver unless I pay and I won’t pay because I believe I am being scammed. If in fact there is a bird the humane society should be notified

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- Ladys Island, SC, USA
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I purchased 2 parrotts and shipping. Which I paid for. Once paid I wad adked for an add6 $1500 for additional services and then another $1495 to rent a special crate. They have my parrotts and money and I have nothing, because I did not have the additional $1495. Was told they would not return money in the the parrotts. That they would turn them over to the ASPCA.

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- Henniker, NH, USA
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I counted this breeder about a basset hound puppy that was 10 weeks old after a few days and me sending the money the puppy never came I have all the emails a signed contract from the sell and all the transactions that where made to them

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- Trenton, FL, USA
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I searched on line for pitbull breeders and found one i would’ve loved to buy. Talked with the breeder got pictures and all. He sent me his cashapp to pay for the puppy and i sent the money. After payment was received and puppy was supposed to be shipped, i was told to pay more fees that didn’t seem right. Puppy never got delivered and no response from breeder anymore.

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