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- Fort Smith, AR, USA
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Said they have registered German Shepherd puppies and will ship them to you. Website looks legit and makes you full out a sales contract. Sent money via Zelle and then says his daughter got in an accident and the puppy will be delayed one day. The next day a different website sends an email saying there’s a problem and you need to purchase a crate.

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- Danville, VA, USA
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Offering corgi puppies online. Asking for personal information and money.

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- Waco, TX, USA
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Ben Benard was someone who served in the military with my brother-in-law. On March 27th of 2023, Ben Benard posted about having a litter of 7 week old English Bulldogs that he wanted to find good homes for. The only payment needed was to cover the vet bills. He claimed the dogs were registered, dewormed, and had their first round of vaccinations. I messaged him on Facebook about purchasing one of the dogs. He had me fill out paperwork and send money to secure the dog. He asked if I wanted the dog delivered or if I would pick her up. I opted to pick up April 2nd. He sent me an address. Later that night, he asked if I wanted the last dog in his litter. I told him that, if he hadn't found a home for the puppy by April 2nd, I would gladly take the other dog. I would bring cash with me when I went to pick up the dog on April 2nd, just in case. He was adamant about it happening right now. So, I agreed and payed for that dog, as well. Though, for the second dog, I had to send the payment via Zelle to his business, Aspirationz LLC. The next day, he started saying his wife was taking the dogs to the vet and that they needed their second round of shots and it would cost $300. I refused to pay. I told him I had made an appointment with my vet for the dogs and that my vet would only charge $65 per dog. He offered that I pay $150. Again, I told him no, that I had an appointment with my vet to give the dogs their second round of vaccines. He then said I could pay $100. Again, I refused. Then, he stated that the vet was "holding the dogs" and wouldn't let him take the dogs back until the $100 deposit was made to the vet's cashapp. I immediately requested the name and number of the vet. He sent a phone number, without ever mentioning the name of the vet. I called the number and it was a number out of service from NJ. I requested my money back. He claimed he didn't have it (the money had been sent to him the day before via Zelle). I demanded he send my money back and he said that he would once he got paid or found a serious buyer. I continued to to ask for my money back. I also told him I would file a complaint with the police. He said to "go ahead". My daughter and I did some research and found the address he sent us was a newly listed home for sale. I used WhitePages to track him down and found out that he lived in an apartment California.

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- Carencro, LA, USA
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I talk to the owner who said his name was Paul Atkinson. He texted me in length from 346-895-5371. He also uses 415-483-5671 as a number. He claims to sell Tea Cup Yorkies from a business named TOP TEA CUP YORKIES. He operates from a Website address: topyorkiepuppies.com/available-yorkies-ii He has a home page that says WELCOME TO TOP TEACUP YORKIE PUPPIES HOME then in the color orange (CLICK TO VIEW AVAILABLE YORKIES) He looks very legal . He gives an Overview paragraph, a Character paragraph, a Temperament paragraph, a care paragraph, training and activity paragraph, average yorkie prices, Weight: 2-4 lbs Height: 5 to 7 inches, colors(s) Blue and tan CONTACT US then you put your FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, CITY/STATE then Select Your Puppy Angel (FEMALE), Happiness (FEMALE), Lizzy (FEMALE), Milky (MALE), Bruno (MALE), Jamie (MALE), Love (FEMALE), Nelly (FEMALE) then a message area .HE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER LAGITAMATE WEBSITES.

BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE THIS PERSON IS A CROOK YOU WILL LOOSE YOUR MONEY!

My last message to him was for him to get a real job and stop scamming people. He texted me back and said SCAMMING IS MY REAL JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...⇄

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- Henderson, NV, USA
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The person gave the impression they were breeders. Despite all of the red flags from the text messages, I was still foolish enough to send three payments from my bank via Zelle. They sent images and video of the dog. All images are on the attached file.

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- Glendale, AZ, USA
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Talked about needing a certain type of crate for delivery and pet insurance

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- Reno, NV, USA
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The scammer joined a Facebook group called: Nevada Backyard Chickens and was selling Hens , roosters, ducks, chicks, etc. I paid for 4 hens + shipping totaling: $100.00 and sent them the money through Zelle. Their Zelle account is under: Christine Watkins with an email of: [email protected]. Using a google voice # 216-452-2266.

They then said the hens will be shipped that morning and a tracking number will be provided. The next morning they provided me a tracking number and it came up "on hold" per admin. I checked an hour later and still the same thing. I then messaged the Jaran Homestead and he asked if the agency had contacted me and I told him no. He said he would call them and get back to me. Hours later, I messaged him again and he finally got back to me and said: "Did you realize there is a fee to be paid for the crate your chickens will be using to travel?" I ended using another email provided on the shipping invoice: [email protected] and that got kicked back to me. The Shipper information has a name as: Anastasia Mason in Crystal, NV. The phone number located on there is the same as above, which I called and it went to voicemail, I left a message and a few minutes later a guy with a very heavy accent called me back (unknown # popped up). (He sounded Jamaican) He said I needed to pay for the freight and the freight company: World Travel Logistics will refund 96% of the money upon delivery. I did unlock one credit card, put my info in: (red flag: they ask for your birthdate, which I put in a fake one), it wouldn't take my info and came up as an error, I re-entered my card info again and put in a different birthdate and same issue. I called the guy "Jaran" back at the above # and it rang and was putting me into a voicemail when he answered and another number came across my phone as well that he seemed to be using. He said he would send me an email with a link for the payment. I waited (earlier, I realized this is a scam, but wanted to get as much information as I could), no email came through, so I called him back and he answered and texted me over an email: [email protected], then he called me to confirm that I got the email. He said he would make sure the freight company got the money. That website is part of the scam. I am pretty good at spotting a scam, but I missed this one and they got my $100. If you review the website carefully you will see all the grammar and punctuation errors.

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- Tekamah, NE, USA
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I was searching for an African Grey Parrot to add to my family when I found their website. They contacted me via text after an initial email. They set up a secondary shipping website to "track" the bird, and when the bird was supposedly halfway to me, I was abruptly contacted by the shipping company demanding $1550 for "insurance" that was fully refundable. I had already paid for the bird and shipping previously. I contacted the seller, and informed them of the surprise fee, and they suggested I simply pay the fee to have my bird delivered. As soon as I informed them I did not have the funds for it, I stopped receiving responses. I am highly disappointed and hurt by this.

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- San Diego, CA, USA
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Your site wouldn't allow me to write in number amounts. I lost $ 1650. The shipper tried to get $800 more. I thought I was buying a siamese kitten and having it shipped. Cat was $500 and $200 shipping. When the shipper said they were in Yuma and couldn't comes into California without $975 refundable pet insurance. Paid through Venmo and Zelle to different tags. $475 in Walmart cards (I should have known then!!) because the tags weren't working. Tried to get me to pay another $800 for a broken crate for kitten or they couldn't deliver it. Threatened me this morning on the phone from number 1-631-324-3018

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- Great Falls, MT, USA
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I was searching for a corgi puppy. I came across this website. We became interested and filled out the form they have to gain more information. There were some typos that made me feel uneasy. They did not tell me their name on the email signatures or anything. I asked for more information about them and they simply sent a name/address/phone number. I quickly googled the phone number and a scam alert came right up about corgi puppies. They offer to ship the dog via airplane. I will attach what I found. These guys are good.

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- Richland, WA, USA
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Scammer contacted me after taking payment about a courier service that my puppy was supposed to be delivered through. Scammer website was https://countycourierpetshippingexpress.com/

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We are delighted to inform you that your Pitbull puppy have been successfully registered for delivery, Below is your tracking information

Our official website:

https://countycourierpetshippingexpress.com

Your tracking number: CCPSE-7Q5GDE439

open our website and input your tracking number and track to get your delivery informations.Let us know if all your delivery informations are correct, you can confirm to us by replying to this email. Our agents will contact you to keep you posted on your delivery.

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- Croydon, PA, USA
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Signed a contract for purchase of Siamese kitten. Took $700 in cash from me provided fake tracking with fake shipping company & than told me I had to pay another $850 for insurance to continue on its way. I just hope the kitten does not suffer for his greedyness

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- North Hollywood, CA, USA
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Scammer poses as online purebred ragdoll (cat) breeder, and sold me a kitten. Upon paying for kitten after choosing one via facetime, and receiving bill of sale via email, scammer says he cannot safely crate kitten in plane without a special crate, which costs $1,599. He stated after renting that crate for a safe delivery, I would then receive the amount back that was spent on the crate. He never intended to sell his kittens.

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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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