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They were selling us a dog for$1100

Then added extra for transportation from the airport in El Paso to us in *********** **. We sent them the money & they sent us a certificate for the puppy. Then we got a call from the transport “Pet Movers” and wanted a deposit for the dogs crate. We lost the $1289 for the puppy. The website says they have 27 years experience with these dogs.

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Melina Adams sent me an instagram DM telling me that my dog would be a great fit for their VIP ambassador program and that they would love to collaborate with me. She said if I was interested to reach out to @scarfandtail. I did so, and immediately received an auto message with details on their collaboration terms. (I will be glad to share the terms along with all of our conversations, if needed.) They sent me a link to their instagram website and told me to put 4 to 7 items in my cart and let them know when I was ready to move forward by pressing the automatic response “I’m ready”. They then provided a discount code that allowed the products to be free and I would only be responsible for shipping. At this point, I became a little leery, but was curious to see what the shipping cost would be. However, I was unable to see it unless I entered in my credit card info first. I knew this must be a scam so I googled the company’s name and read several blogs where the same company scammed others in the exact way. All of them had been charged obscene amounts of money for the shipping and never received the product and many of them had reoccurring charges until they reached out to their bank and changed their social media password and information. Furthermore, while I was investigating the company, a second female, Aniyah Young sent me an Instagram DM, basically telling the same story and leading me to @scarfandtail yet again. This time, I dug a little deeper and learned by looking through her post that she never showed her face in any photos and each post had only 6-12 likes. I investigated 6 of the people who had liked her post, all of which were set up the exact same way but selling different products. 2 of the accounts were people who sold and swapped books, several who sold designer sunglasses & the others followed the same set up. I also learned that Scarf and Tail had a Facebook and TikTok account. All this info told me that these scammers were much larger than just selling dog attire. This is maddening and I am considering exposing them on instagram so that it might help prevent someone falling for their well organized scam!

I have not yet blocked the company or either females who intentionally reached out to me, so I’m able to keep communication open if needed. I am dedicated in shutting this large scamming network down, so please don’t hesitate contacting me, if you need help in your investigation.

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I signed a contract with Precious Kittens on 24 January 2023 for delivery of a young kitten on Friday 3 February 2023. Despite a series of e-mails to the supposed "Seller" no kitten was delivered and none of the e-mails have been replied. Last time I checked, the convincing website was still up and the same kitten "Luna) was still being advertised. I had previously sent $750 by Zelle, which I cannot get back.

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Sent a message on multiparrot.shop about purchasing a bird. I contacted via text (716-217-9084).

They sent pictures of the supposed bird I was purchasing. I sent the money throygh Zelle to an

Amanda Hulet in Norfolk, VA email [email protected] and they sent me a link and

tracking number to twinkleshippers.com. The website looked legit. Only when it got late in the day I

looked for the website and found an article that the shipping site was a scam. When I text the

person this information, they did not and have not responded.

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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Lost pet scam. Asking to verify myself and to give 6 digit Google Voice verification code.

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On January 12, 2023, I purchased a lab puppy from a breeder, Monica Pearson in Sacramento, California. I paid the breeder $600 for the puppy, plus $150.00 for the delivery. On the day the puppy was to be delivered to me, the courier that Monica used was Global Pet Emirates, Javaughn Johnson. Javaughn called me and told me that aside from the $150 delivery fee, I had to pay additional monies before I can have my puppy. The fees were $800.00 for Safe Travel, $700.00 for vaccines and $500.00 for a permit to enter my city (Winnetka, CA). These fees were never disclosed to me by the breeder and courier in advance. I told Javaughn that I couldn't pay the extra $500 so he told me that he would return the puppy back to the breeder. I texted the breeder (she doesn't have a phone number listed) and told her about these fees and she told me to just pay the courier and I would get my puppy. Monica and Javaughn were both scamming me . Monica Pearson's address is 3100 Torland Street Sacramento, CA 95833. I wish there was a way I could recover my monies. Anyway, these people need to be put on notice and out of business. Note: I saw the breeder's advertisement for the puppies on Facebook. The $800 were paid with 2 Vanilla Gift Cards and the $700 were by Zelle. I also paid the breeder using Zelle.

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Thought a sphynx kitten was purchased on FB from a Janice La in early October 2022. Was told purchase price of $500 and delivery $100. Then told $250, and another $250. Beginning January 18 received emails from [email protected] charging $800 insurance, $1000 "crate", $500 vaccine. On January 19 email stating $2050 for USDA permit. On January 20 email stating $5550 for "prove of care".

January 23 they stated "$7000 overdraft protection" and then $5000 "overdraft".

Only wanting $500 cash cards or $500 payment thru cash app. Also saying "can pay with bitcoin"

Always saying "100% refundable "

Most text messages are in a demanding, controlling tone.

Have asked for their record of my payments. Will not give.

This has caused issues with several of my accounts.

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Victim completed online web form indicating interest in a kitten. Scammer began text and email chain with victim, exchanging photos of the kitten(s) and information about the expected business exchange. Scammer requested PayPal and insists on using friends and family. Several attempts to send payment for deposit were required and to multiple addresses. Scammer created fake 'contract' with buyer, and sent it via email in PDF format. Scammer made 'appointment' to meet for adoption and then digitally stopped communication altogether. Multiple emails, calls and texts from victim were ignored in days and hours leading up to agreed-upon time and location.

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This people stole pictures of my dog when he was a puppy and trying to sale him!

U can check my dog instagram here

https://instagram.com/aj_ccd

He is adult already and he is not for sale at all

That’s make me very sad people can do stuff like that and have a big website

I think all this puppies are face even reviews

Please help????

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Facebook group posts puppies for adoption. They communicate via messenger. John Hoffman is a site administrator and was the main contact for arranging puppy sale and delivery. Other administrators are Shehou Smith.

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I contact Betsy Barnson of Wildwood, Primo kennel through the website AKC Marketplace for a dachshund puppy. I looked through her page where she has many (old pictures, apparently) of a specific color and coat I wanted. We talked for 20 minutes and assured me she could get what I was looking for. Her site said she has a litter available and I needed to send her $500.00 through Zelle (to her brother's account!) to reserve a puppy. Well, no puppy was available for what I was looking for in that litter. She said another litter was due soon so let's wait. This went on for almost a year waiting for the puppy of choice. Finally I said I need my money back because I was looking elsewhere for a puppy. When I told her I found one she insulted that breeder saying she never heard of them so they must be a puppy mill! I've requested 5 times for my deposit back and now I'm being ghosted by her.

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They had a great website with puppies. I inquired and they emailed me asking for a $500 deposit before I came to see the puppy. I looked up the company name and saw someone else was scammed by them.

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- South San Francisco, CA, USA
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I have a lot more screenshots that I can provide to show more proof that I was scammed.

In the screenshot that is uploaded here, is when I become suspicious. I paid for a parrot and he said it can be delivered to my door. He sent me these messages that it can only be shipped if I pay insurance. I didn’t know anything about buying live animals online. This person gets easily furious when I asked for a proof of it, because they never mentioned that before. I sent the final payment and then they sent me incomplete paperwork.

I felt very uneasy about it because he never mentioned having to pay insurance so few hours later I did my research and read this article that I finally then realized I got scammed. I confronted to this scammer, and right away he/she blocked me. His CashApp name is Brian Ndansi.

On their website it says , they accept vemno, PayPal but turns out they only take CashApp. And their location on their web page says it’s in Los Angeles but their map does not match, it shows it’s in England. No real address on it and no phone number is provided. They’re definitely not located in wells, Neveda as they mentioned in the messages.

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- Victor, NY, USA
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On January 10 th I contacted Wolfgang chinese crested website about purchasing a chinese crested dog. He has a well maintained, beautifully designed site. All the info about this breed was on par. Things only breeders or owners if the dog would know. It was owned by Mardree Sullivan. We chose the dog Monica. The site specified that delivery door to door was free until Janusry 25 th.

He asked us to send 1200 through Zelle $750 and $250 which we did on the 1/10/2023. He said we would receive all info on the dog when fee was paid. The next day he texted me saying the dog was just dropped off at PEM LOGISTICS. We then received a conformation from said company. Confirmation gave us a tracking number as well as a time it would arrive, 8 PM. Then we received a text saying we needed to pay $1490 for insurance and it would be refunded in cash upon delivery of the dog. We got suspicious we contacted the breeder and said he needed to pay it be ause our purchase was free shipping. He wrote back some crap about transporting animals snd covid. I researched and found nothing. My husband purchased a insurance policy and gave the number to the PEM LOGISTICS. THey told us to contact breeder. Heard nothing back. We requested our money back and once again have heard nothing. This is a well put together scam. Alot if money in that website.

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On their website amazingcoonkittensforsale.com it says to inquire about a kitten and you will get information on said kitten. I inquired about a specific kitten and they got back to me via email ( [email protected] ) and we went back and forth about the kitten and they said they can transport her from NC to my address and the amount would be 700 which included the delivery fee. They had me use zelle as a way of payment and than a second email the following day from the "delivery" service was from [email protected] requesting more money for crates to transport and stated the money for the crate would be refunded after delivery was complete aside from the 50 dollar non refunable charge for the crates, i declined to provide more payments and they have threatened to report me for animal neglect if i did not pony up the crate fee charges. The address they have provided on a "transfer of ownership cirtificute" is 7856 woodbridge rd charlotte nc 28227 and the two phone numbers they have and used are 910 888 2783 and 704 412 2410

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- Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Very nice and pleasant and said they would deliver the puppy to my home, but it didn’t get that far. They wanted 800 I just paid them 600

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- Millbrook, AL, USA
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I attempted to purchase 2rottweiler puppies from a breeder in Ohio who contracted with the scam company Continental pet relocation that copied the header and logo from legitimate company by same name based in Charlotte NC the legitimate company states on their website they will ever ask for payment in the form of gift cards so I have lost $18,000.00 to this scam

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https://corgibreedersfamily.com/ is the website we found to get a puppy. I didn't realize that they hacked into our computer or bank or however they did it but all of a sudden there were all these attempted charges. I have filed a report with the FBI and I filed a fraud report with the bank. This is just cruel. The puppy would have been for a disabled child. Just horrible and we had to freeze the card.

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- Naperville, IL, USA
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I emailed them asking questions about the dogs they had and they emailed back and text messaged about the dog available. After I got the email I felt it seemed weird they responded so quickly and sent lots of videos and pictures. Also price for puppy’s were lower and they offered to fly the dog here. I didn’t write back after that. Came here to look up and it is a scam and so wanted to report it as well.

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- El Paso, TX, USA
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I recently was scammed by this company after purchasing a dog.

[12/22, 12:23am – 2:20am] After much research on Facebook, I found an add of a German Sheppard breeder by the name of Scott Armelia who was giving 9 week old puppies for adoption, and was only requesting the money for shipping. This person made many questions to insure I was the right fit for the puppy. We ended up proceeding with the adoption process and was asked $400 dollars for shipping. After the transaction was done, this person agreed to take their puppy to the delivery agency as soon as possible.

[12/22, 7:04am – 9:40am] Early in the morning Scott Armelia started texting me to ensure I has received an email confirmation from the company Smart Shipping Agency. This email provided a tracking number and claimed that their carrier was FedEx; they were asking for a $2,400 dollar deposit in cash (fully refundable) as the cage the puppy was put into was not suitable and they would need to provide a proper one. After telling them this was an unreasonable request as I was not located in the state the puppy was getting shipped from, they insisted on me transferring the full amount to the seller so they could deposit the money and I would be refunded in cash after receiving my puppy. Through this whole processed I was pressured into getting ready quickly and get out of work to make transactions fast as I was told I could risk the well-being of the puppy. As this was something important to me, I deposited the money hesitantly. In a matter of minutes I received a confirmation from the company with payment and an arrival time for the puppy.

A few hours later I then again receive an email from the company stating that they noticed that the puppy didn’t have travel insurance and it would be a (again, fully refundable) charge of $5,000 dollars. I then let them know that I apologized as I didn’t have the money and if I was told from the beginning they would request this much money I wouldn’t have proceeded with the puppy; asked for a refund and for the puppy to be returned to their original owner. I was told that the refund was only given after the puppy was delivered, and sense this was not the case, the money would be used for the puppy as he would be redirected to a rescue center. I was also told that I would be sued for being irresponsible and asked to not purchase a puppy if I didn’t have the money. Finally, I was told that they would not be jeopardizing their company with my frustration.

After later contacting FedEx, I came to find out their company does not ship live animals whatsoever.

The initial $400 dollars were asked through Zelle, but the transaction ended up being through CashApp. The $2,400 transaction was tried through CashApp (divided on dispersed amounts), then Moonpay, and finally ended up taking cash out from bank and purchasing bitcoin directly to their account in a bitcoin atm.

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