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- Carlisle, PA, USA • Sep 24, 2024
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I've been looking for an Oriental Shorthair kitten and came across this site. I sent in a query about one of their current listings. "Phil" texted me back shortly afterwards. He introduced himself as Phil Adams. In this same text he attached his website like and also his FB Media Platform Address. I told him which kitten I was looking at and asked if we could visit the kitten before committing to buying her and asked where they were located. He then asked me where I was and I told him my state. He then said OK, we are here in Norfolk Virginia and asked if I would be able to drive to pick up the kitten. I said if we adopt her yes, we can. I'd like to meet her first though and I asked how old she was. He said Yes that's fine. He told me she was 9 weeks old. I then asked how old they need to be to bring them home. He said she was ready to go. At that point he sent me a few more pictures one of which had this kitten with a more mature cat that I assumed was its mom. He also sent me a blurb about this kitty. I told him I needed to speak with my husband. I then asked the following. "Can I ask you why you guys only charge $900 for your cats when all the other one's i've been finding online are closer to $3000. He said i have to understand that not everyone is at the same income level and they try to make it affordable since they aren't targeting the rich but more of the pet loving families.: He then said he has a job and breeding is just something he picked up from his dad. After I discussed this with my husband we agreed i'd take a look at the kitty. I texted Phil and told him this. He said this sounded good and told me I'd have to make a deposit for reservations. I asked how much and if I do it on the website. He said no the website is only for advertisement. He said they accept Zelle, Chime or Apple Pay. He then sent me an apple pay number to forward my money too.

I feel like a fool, he told me that since this is our first transaction sending via Apple Pay that I might get a security alert that pops up and that if it happens to please understand it's a precaution. He asked that i send him a screen shot of the payment so it will attached to my file. I told him i was working on getting it set up and while i was doing that if he could send me the address that i'd be coming too, to see this kitten. I also mentioned that it made me nervous sending him money with the fraud alert popping up. And he said that's why i wanted to tell you about it before it happen. I then asked again for the address i was coming to before sending the money. He gave me an address in Norfolk that I did look up and it was a real address. He said we normally send the address after the deposit not before but it's all good though.

I foolishly sent the money. The next day (today) I tried to reach out to find out what kind of litter and food that this kitten was using so i could be better prepared if we decided to bring her home. I've gotten no reply. I began doing the research I should have done in the first place. Sadly that's when I came across the ScamPulse.com site with someone else that has had a similar experience with "Phil".

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ScamPulse.com 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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- Fort Pierce, FL, USA • Sep 23, 2024
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Jerry was selling Ragdoll kittens and had all the documentation, TICA, CFA, health and vet documentation for the kitten. I paid him $800 via Apple Cash and was told to wait for communication from world freight shipping agency. They contacted me and told me the kitten was sick and I needed to send them an additional $900 to continue delivering the kitten to me. That’s when I realized I had been scammed and asked for a refund. He never paid it.

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- El Reno, OK, USA • Sep 15, 2024
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Scam no puppies

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- Galesville, WI, USA • Sep 12, 2024
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She posted a mini highland calf for sale. She wanted all the money thru venmo or paypal, BEFORE she would hold the calf for me. The price was very cheap so I should have known it was a scam.

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- El Reno, OK, USA • Sep 12, 2024
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Contacted person on puppy sent $400 on western union for deposit! person picked moneyup!!! puppy still on website for sale wife contacted person on different email they replied pup is for sale...

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA • Sep 11, 2024
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Puppy was listed for 600, then 200 added for shipping. Paid both to phone number with Money Gram. Then “breeder” said they use Critter Carriers to fly puppy from Houston to OKC. They wanted 980 for shipping crate to be returned upon delivery. Then they wanted 1999 for airline insurance. Both paid to Joby Mathew through Western Union. His number was 281-638-9652. That total was $2, 979. He wanted more money for vaccinations to ship puppy. That’s when I said I wasn’t sending any more money and they then wanted to charge me for boarding the puppy at the shipping facility. It was all a big scam. Even after the breeder said the puppy was mine, it was still being shown, for sale.

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- Choctaw, OK, USA • Sep 11, 2024
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Made a contract for a puppy. Ask for deposit of 300.00 down and balance when picked up the puppy was 550.00

When we went to pickup the puppy at the address given. It was a persons home and he said that it was a scam. Because 3 weeks earlier another couple came to pick up a puppy.

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- Black Mountain, NC, USA • Sep 11, 2024
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The Pet Rescue LLC advertised a puppy on their Facebook page. I responded that I was interested. They asked a few questions via messenger and told me they’d email me an adoption form to fill out. Which I did and it contained my name, address, birthdate plus other lifestyle details. They asked me to use PayPal to pay the fee but use it as friend and family. The email he sent me to send the money through PayPal was

[email protected]. I never sent the money because a red flag went up when he said use PayPal as friends and family. I looked for their address and found nothing. I also looked through their about information on their Facebook page and the page administrator was in Cameroon. I then told him I had to think about it. He got nervous and said he could answer any questions but he couldn’t answer any of them. I found the very same photo and information on a legitimate rescue called Wise Animal Rescue on Facebook which is a 501c3. I hope they get shut down. If there is anyone I can notify about this I’d love to see them shut down before more people get scammed. Thank you.

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- Stuttgart, AR, USA • Sep 10, 2024
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Showed to be selling a cavapoo puppy for $400. They wanted me to send a $200 deposit via Walmart gift card and send pictures of front and back, plus receipt. I wouldn't. A few days later, they asked me to send $100 and they would deliver the puppy. I said no again.

The agreement papers online said if I change my mind, I would be refunded. They wont refund.

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- Clover, SC, USA • Aug 16, 2024
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So at first, looking for Russian Blue cats, merry-blues-cattery.com comes up. When we inquired about one of the cats shown available, they come back and say they aren't and then give a reference to a breeder, named Sebastian at [email protected]. Also to note, the merry-blues-cattery.com comes up as a sponsored site in Google(to which I have reported). Then Sebastian sends pics of cats, and asks for payment for shipping. This is where they got me. However, on day of shipping, they come back and say you need to rent a better crate; in my case for $1500 more, but you will get back 95%. Apple cash and Zelle are only methods of payment. So this is where I investigated further and saw this site, with others on the MO of this scam. Fortunately, I didn't give the $1500, but I may be out the $800 if my credit union doesn't offer protection since Apple cash was used.

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- Hayward, CA, USA • Jul 23, 2024
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They claim to be dog breeders. I even signed a contract. Then I paid for shipping, kept asking for more money and would not give me info on who had the dog. It is quite the complicated scam involving at least 3 different websites.

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- El Paso, TX, USA • Jul 21, 2024
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I lost my dog. They posed as an animal rescue company. The initial cost was $150. After payment via the online payment system, they didn't respond for many hours. Then they sent me a fake vet bill with a photoshopped picture of my dog outside the radius where they claimed to search. The bill was from a local vet whom I contacted, who, of course, did not have the dog and had no idea their information was involved in a fraudulent scam. They requested I pay the vet bill because they authorized emergency vet services when they recovered my dog

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- Houston, TX, USA • Jul 20, 2024
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Went on website. Emailed about a puppy. Received an email about said puppy with price of $600 and $250 for delivery. Received delivery email confirmation. The next email is about a different crate for the puppy to be shipped to me. Paid that fee. Then were told we need to pay another $2000 for insurance all refundable but never mentioned up front in any communication. My bank indicated the $1000 to the transport was flagged for fraud.

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- Yorktown, VA, USA • Jul 13, 2024
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Found the seller while browsing online, I checked the FB profile and contacted them. They requested a $400 down payment and the rest of the money after receiving a purchase contract from the Vet clinic. I received such contract from: [email protected] with the seller information— Tobi Michael

83 Rails End Ln, Rustburg, VA

24588

[email protected]

+1 (331) 246-7485

Everything seem to be legit, until I drove to pick up the kitten and the address is to an abandoned house. I tried to contact the seller but they blocked me from Facebook, messaging, and calls.

Please be aware of this scammer, I noticed that they posted a “new litter” in Facebook just yesterday. I reported them to multiple sites to include Facebook.

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- Mesa, AZ, USA • Jul 06, 2024
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We attempted to purchase a German short haired pointer. My fiancé placed an initial deposit of $450 to hold the puppy with the agreement we would pick the pup up in two weeks. The day before pickup we messaged to confirm a time, they stated an emergency came up where they had to leave and they would ship the pup to us. When I voiced my concerns, they sent a text containing “messages from another customer they shipped to”. When I contacted said customer they had no idea what I was talking about. They then hung up, but proceeded to call me back right after stating yes they received a puppy.

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- Mars Hill, NC, USA • Jul 05, 2024
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The scammer runs a site selling puppies

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- Hobe Sound, FL, USA • Jul 04, 2024
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I wanted to purchase a Ragdoll kitten and I thought this site had rescued kittens that needed to be rehomed. I filled out an application that was quickly accepted and then filled out and signed an adoption agreement that seemed legitimate. I was told the kitten was $400 and I could have it sent by courier from NC to FL for an additional $200 - the kitten would be neutered, have a health guaranty, two weeks' worth of food, a litterbox and be accompanied by a person. There were several issues with the method of payment, which should have been a red flag, but I was grieving from the recent loss of my cat to cancer and didn't pick up on them. First I paid through PayPal using the "gift & services" category, and they refunded that amount and asked me to use "friends & families" (not protected), so I paid again, but they also refunded that amount saying they couldn't get any money out of PayPal and could I use Zelle. I was given their Zelle information but my bank flagged it (this had happened before to me with my accountant, so I didn't think much of it), so they created a new PayPal account and once again I paid. I was given confirmation that they received the $600 but they stated their account was blocked - they asked me if I could please send them $200 through "Chime" so that they could buy "food stuffs" for the kitten, and I ignored it. I was asked again about more money, which I ignored. The kitten was supposed to arrive on July 3, and the morning of July 3, I received an email from Gateway Logistics containing a tracking code for the kitten. I was shocked. I contacted our IT department at work to check the link, and I was told it was legit and it appeared that I would be getting a kitten. (I stayed in contact with them for the sole purpose of trying to get them to refund my money, trying to get them to believe I would immediately send it through Zelle once the refund came through, but they didn't believe that.) I thought at this point that I was going to receive some sort of cat and then I received a text from 747-216-2957 saying they were Gateway Logistics and that for the pet's safety there is a mandatory crate that must be purchased for $499 but that I would get $481 of that back once the kitten was delivered and they could verify that the crate wasn't damaged. I said I was not told about this extra fee, I had no control over the condition of the crate, and I was not paying it. I then received an email from "Gateway Logistics" saying the same thing about the crate, which I ignored. Then I received both a text from the 747# and an email from Ragdoll Rescue asking if I had gotten in touch with the delivery service. I said I was feeling sick to my stomach and thought this was a scam and that they would have had the carrier already set in place prior to delivery and they would get no more money from me. They became very defensive, "This isn't a scam okay We have your kitten at our custody and from the scams I have seen they are not able to provide the actual package. But at this level your breeder have brought your pet to us and we are waiting on getting the crate to proceed with getting your kitten to you." I did not respond. I had already disputed this latest $600 transaction with PayPal even though it isn't protected, so I then blocked both of the phone numbers and the emails. PayPal told me today that they have refunded my money - I'm so relieved. But the emotional trauma I went through was horrible, and these people knew that I was still literally crying daily about the loss of my cat. This kitten was giving me hope.

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- Collinsville, VA, USA • Jun 29, 2024
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Purchased a Puppy on line The web site looked great had references health guarantee would provide deliver to my home from California to Virginia never actually spoke to just email or text beautiful pictures of the dog Had me give the money through Pay pal friends Never arrived

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- Hendersonville, NC, USA • Jun 28, 2024
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Wanted to buy **** a havanese. Gave $800. $200 was for flight. They answered every time I texted. Even texted and said they were on way to airport June 19. Got a call at 5:30 that afternoon from US Fastest Pet Delivery wanting me to buy a thermal Electronic crate for $1500-2500. Their number is 530-580-8229. I called Asheville airport to see if that was true. We decided not to pay that we were scammed. The transportation place called and said the owner had paid $1000 , that I needed to pay $500 that they had sent puppy to the Charlotte airport, and he could go no further until I paid. He told me i would be arrested for abandonment. The whole time breeder and transportation told me once they delivered the puppy i would be reimbursed for the crate but like a $100.

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- Gilbert, AZ, USA • Jun 25, 2024
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Attempted to purchase a Rottweiler puppy via the website. Upon submitting the request the individual sent a text message and for the sale. Overall sale was to be $700.00 ($550.00 for the adoption and $150.00 for transportation). Once agreed on we ask how to make the payment. The individual sent information to Zelle the funds using the email [email protected] using the name Alexis Mellon. We attempted from both mine and my husbands account and both received a failure of payment. We contacted Zelle and they said the error was on the receiver side. We informed Alexis Mellon who offered an alternative to pay via CashApp using ID $uwuwu727 which when utilized it listed the name of Abigail Williams. The CashApp also failed so we questioned the individual about the alternate name. She then stated she was a reputable breeder and again provided an alternate Zelle. Zelle information provided was [email protected] and the name associated was Deriwie mfebe. Further research shows this individual is not a dog breeder but rather an aspiring artist according to Instagram (Dennie mfebe @kingfebe. ******* *********** **** ** **** ****** ** ************* *** ********* ** **********

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