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- Saratoga Springs, UT, USA
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This scammer is pretending to be a cat breeder in Ohio but is clearly foreign, from further contact it became clear that it was a scam. Pictures are stock images. Prices are not realistic. Messages are incessant as well.

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- Concord, CA, USA
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So the area code they were contacting me from did not coincide with the area they said they reside in, the Zelle payment method number did not coincide with the number they were texting me from.

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- Nashua, NH, USA
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The breeder charged me for a puppy in the amount of $950.00 which included delivery to my home. She put me in touch with American Pet Lines who scammed me out of $3700.00 for additional things such as a thermal crate, insurance and vet bills. I have since requested a refund from Alisha who has not responded to me via email. I do not have a phone number for her. She has taken down her website as I cannot find it anywhere.

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- Longwood, FL, USA
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I was attempting to purchase a puppy after mine passed away 1 month ago. After paying for the supposed dog, the day of supposed delivery I received 6 missed phone calls from the “pet nanny delivery service” stating the dog was not going to be transferred in the proper crate and needed to be in a certain crate for an additional $1950 that needed to be paid asap; then a couple hours later I received another 5 missed calls that stated the dog did not have proper travel insurance which was an additional $2400 that needed to be paid asap otherwise she could not fly. All this money later, and all this aggravation, then sitting waiting at the airport, with no dog at the end of the day.

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- San Antonio, TX, USA
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That advertise as cat breeders and ask for half the money through Zelle transfer, then they use a fake shipping company called

goldentransportservice.com then they called you to ask for more money for a supposed insurance.

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- Plainfield, IL, USA
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Hello,

I appreciate the answers to my questions. This tells me you are really a pet lover and I will be pleased to place Georgia in your care as all I want for her is a caring and loving home. Georgia will be the perfect and loving puppy that will shower your home with much joy and happiness.She is current on all her shots,Vet-checked & 100% Healthy, de-wormed, house and potty trained. She is very good with kids and other pets. She is energetic and loves water.I'm located in Oklahoma and we will get Georgia shipped and delivered to you right at your home if you'd like or you can pick her up from the airport as well.

The Puppy will come with the following:

-Health Certificates.

-1 year health guarantee

-Playing toys

-Sample Foodstuffs for the first few days

-Puppy kit starters.

-And a hand guide that will help you with the basics of taking good care of her.

As far as shipping it will take 5-6 hours on a direct flight with our pet delivery partners. We ship puppies by Delta Airlines and American Airlines.These airlines are very experienced in animal shipping. They take excellent care using experienced pet sitters while they maintain strict guidelines assuring the safety of your puppy. Georgia will also be very comfortable during the flight as we will send her some play toys, blankets and food stuffs. So i will need your full shipping and delivery information which I will use in registering Georgia for the delivery.

Your full names................

Full home address.............

State/City...................

Postal/zip code...............

Contact numbers...............

Nearest airport to your location..........

Once I have this information I will then check if there is a direct flight from here to your location then I will let you know how to make the payment for Georgia so that I'll be able to book a flight for her so she can be on her way to your home as soon as possible. Once I receive your complete shipping information, I will send you my payment information for you to make the payment. Once payment is confirmed, it will take a maximum 5-6 hrs to have the shipment process completed and you will be notified by the shipping agency for the departure and arrival time of your puppy during which you will be required to be at home to sign and collect your puppy when she arrives.

You will send payment through Zelle at Zellepay.com.Let us know when you are ready to make payment and we will email you our Zelle information. We also have Cashapp, Apple Pay.

We offer shipping to your closest airport and home address as well. If you decide that you want to pick Georgia up at the airport, you will pay a total of $600 for Georgia and $100 for airport pick up which will be a total of $700.

If you decide that you want Georgia to be shipped and delivered directly to your home address, then you will pay a total of $600 for Georgia and $150 for her to be delivered to your doorsteps which will be a total of $750.

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Bought kitten thru Zelle at my bank. Later was told they need $2000 for a temp controlled crate. Rent with reimbursement. That's when I stopped. They got my *** though.

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- Lancaster, OH, USA
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I was on the website and indicated interest in a dog, Stella. The "seller" responded in email about my interest in the dog, then later he texted me. I responded that I did not wish to pay the amount they were asking, which was either 800 or 1000, at the time it may have been listed differently than on the web site currently. we agreed on $700 and a date to ship the dog. We paid $400 on one Visa Vanilla card, then the following week another $300 on another similar but different Visa Vanilla card. I have copies of the cards and our receipts for the payments. We were instructed that the dog would arrive the next day after the final payment. I later that evening received a message from the shipping company to confirm to send the dog, which I responded affirmatively. The next morning after I had heard nothing from the seller, I contacted him and no response. Then another communication from the shipping company about needed more money for a special air conditioned crate for the dog. I contacted the seller again and he responded this time, that he had also received the message. I told him I was told and confirmed in the contract that we paid the full price and that shipping was included, in the contract, and was not going to pay any more. He started with he would check, and then it was no deal we needed to pay, he would help, but "could not" pay the full amount. I told them to forget it and, per the contract, I would expect the refund withing 14 days. It went downhill from there and as I have contacted him several times, have not gotten any response, or refund. I am uploading documents to support my complaint.

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- Bridgeport, WV, USA
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Tried to see puppies and they insisted on money down just to come see the puppies. We were not allowed to view puppies unless we paid them half of what they were asking for puppies.

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- Carson City, NV, USA
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Wanted to purchase a Siamese kitten from website named Leo. Sent money to Jesus Augustine in two payments 300.00 and 400.00. On December 8, 2022 Leo was supposed to be shipped. LEO was to be shipped through a company called Rokaways Pet Transportation. I will be filing a complaint against them as well. According to American Airlines the mode of transportation, no live animals were on any flight out of Charlotte. North Carolina. Thus, I realize this is a scam.

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The Seller/Scammer told me to use Zelle and give them a deposit of $500 to secure the kittens we wanted. We paid that and they wanted another $370 for shipping and delivery, plus another $500 for the total ($1370) for both kittens and shipping. I asked for a picture of each kitten with todays date. They have not sent any other texts or emails. I lost $500 for being trusting to some Loser piece of crap human being.

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I "purchased" a french bulldog from a "breeder" in texas. Their website is frenchbulldogfamily.net. I paid them $1200 and have the contract. They then shipped the puppy to me using United Express shipper. United express Shipper contacted me by email and text saying they needed $1180 for an electric crate. They guaranteed once the puppy was delivered I would get my money refunded. I spoke with the breeder by text who guaranteed this company was good so I paid that. Once the dog got to Tampa, they then contacted me wanting another $998 to pay for pet insurance which I did not pay. Since then I still have not received the money back or the dog.

 

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Sent pictures of the dog even use a pacific air cargo to send me a tracker that seems legit. Reassured me and send me many photos

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I contacted the “seller” that I was interested in adopting one of their puppies. They contacted me through email, provided me with all the information about the dog and the process of flying him out to me. He said it would cost $759 total, and that a $400 deposit was required to hold the dog. So I paid him through Zelle, he gave me his information, Nathan Neymbo. Then I paid the other $300 4 days later but he said he was having a hard time receiving the money the first time so he gave me another Zelle account, the name was Larry Davis. Then today 11/19/2022 I was told he had made all the arrangements to fly the puppy out and that the agency would contact me with the flight information. The “agency” contacted me over email and told me that due to climate conditions they needed to upgrade to crate to a temperature controlled crate that would cost an extra $780-1300. That’s when I started getting suspicious, then the agency called me and the number came from a Colorado number and the guy who spoke could barely speak English.

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I have text messages where they stopped responding and wanted me to send more money

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I was looking for a young female African Grey bird, I was chatting with another person who also was selling but they seemed like a scam as well, then talking with the other the one who did scam me, the way they talked at first seemed like they were reputable, till they said something about some paperwork that was the big flag telling me there scamming me, by this time I had given the $130. When they started to ask for more I said No & for them to please give my money back, to prove they weren’t scamming me they refused, so there is a very good Chance the address they gave me is fake. I just want these people caught and stopped, this is not the first time I have been scammed. I thought I could avoid it happening again, But they got me again. Hopefully never again

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Purchased a dog from their perosn online talked over the phone amd thru emails. Cash appears him 750$. The next day was told we needed to pay for a create to ship the dog in by the pet relocation company in Oklahoma. It was 1500.$

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The website had kittens for sale. I contacted them about a kitten I was interested in and we began the transaction. The original cost of kitten was $550, plus $150 for shipping and handling. They asked for Zelle payment. I don’t use that so told them I could use Venmo. My first transaction was put on hold for 21 days, due to how I did it I think, so I sent them another $700 that went through. I have not received the kitten. I will now submit a report on the shipping company.

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The lady is running a FAKE PUPPY SCAM. She tried to get me for $800.00 dollars. Enclosed is the fake bill of sale.

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We went to a online site and bought two frenchie puppies for 1399 they emailed us promptly every time we talked and seem very legit but was not when it came to a crate we needed to buy for there shipment which cost 992 so all that money is gone now no dogs no nothing. All this money went throw Zelle

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