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- Canutillo, TX, USA • Dec 04, 2023
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I wanted to ourchase a maltese puppy. The scammers emailed me the total cost would be $900. I wired $500 on Zelle ant the account that I was told to wire the money to was Douglas Johnson [email protected]. they emailed me that they never received the money. They gave me a phone number 915-243-6535. I called on several occasions and every time I got the voice message recording. I left my call back number many times and never hot a call back. I became suspicious and emailed them I didn't want the dog and I wanted my money back. After I sent that email I got an email saying that they recived the $500. They also sent the wire transfer information fir the other$400. The name and email were different from the information I got for the $500 transfer. The $400 transfer was to Dora Gillis [email protected]. I sent several emails stating that I didn't want the puppy I just wanted my $500 returned to me. I haven't heard from them since

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• Dec 08, 2023
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I might be able to help you but I don't know the best way to give you my contact info without it being public. Any Suggestions?

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- Fremont, CA, USA • Dec 03, 2023
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Meet him on FB under orientalshorthair administrator. We then communicated thru messenger. He sent me photos, transfer of ownership. I Zelle him down payment thru Zelle under he claimed to be his wife. He did not want to FaceTime me but contacted me again at the planned delivery. I got email and delivery notice asking to pay for safer crate of $2000.00. He said it’s refundable. I called the company’s number but it was a suspicious voice.i then demanded a refund. He took himself out on FB so as his other contact. I reported scam on FB

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- Fremont, CA, USA • Dec 02, 2023
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Found him on Facebook under Oriental shorthair kitten, He communicated thru messenger, sent pictures of kitten. Ask money thru Zelle as down payment . When I sense of suspicious I regretted that I Zelle the money instead of PayPal which should have secured me better. The following time he ask money, I told him I can do it thru PayPal for goods but I said no as if friends and family you can’t redeem your money back. He uses different account which he claim are relatives. On time of delivery, he send me confirmation from the delivery company asking for $2000.00 for safety crate. He gave me El Paso area code when I called it was a suspicious accent.

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- Brandon, MS, USA • Dec 01, 2023
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My mom and I thought we were getting a teacup size female Persian kitten for $550 and then $150 to ship her. Tammy Coppoletta was the alleged breeder and sent me a contract that I had to sign and send back to her once I purchased the kitten. A video of the kitten and the alleged shipping company called Continental Logistics Movers. A tracking number to track her and it all seemed to be legit. Then I get a text from the Continental movers stating that in order to get her here safely that I needed to pay them $1600 to get here. I told them that was wrong. They said it was 100% refundable and they could only take payment of PayPal or Venmo. I texted the breeder and she states that she’d pay $800 if I could pay the remaining. I then knew something wasn’t right. So we start looking to see if Continental Logistics was a legit shipping company. No it wasn’t. Then all went wrong. We requested a refund and she denied it. Second attempt to get money back she takes her Venmo account down.

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA • Nov 30, 2023
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Offered Kittens for sale. Asked for money to be Zelled and only then gave contract. Set up delivery through PetExpressTransport where another $1500 was asked for an air conditioned crate when transport was already paid for. No kitten delivered. No refund given. Would not agree to have personal pickup of kitten.

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- Odessa, TX, USA • Nov 28, 2023
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Contacted Scammer through website about purchasing a kitten. Website looked very legit. Paid deposit and shipping contract was emailed to me. However, after payment of deposit I found 3 other websites with photos of same kittens all with different names etc...also did an image search and found images were from 2022. Emailed scammer back with proof of websites and received a generic response. Asked for vet records and other info concerning kitten and was told it would all be included with shipment.

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- Newcomerstown, OH, USA • Nov 27, 2023
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Selling cats on line. When we contacted them, they were very pushy. They wanted the money to be sent in cryptocurrency, and they claimed the "sale" went off at 8:00 P.M. on November 24, but as of November 25, the "sale" is still on the website. Sounds like a pet scam to us.

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- Champaign, IL, USA • Nov 27, 2023
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We were trying to purchase a puppy online. Saw one on a website that seemed reputable, everything took place over email for the conversation part. When it came to payment they asked for transfer via chime bank or zelle. We have sent them $900 which was for both the puppy and shipping cost (700 pup, 200 shipping) however once we recieved notice that the puppy had been dropped to the carrier service and sent tracking information to another website which also seems like a scam (no phone number, only live chat that turns into a email) we were informed "due to weather" the dog will require a ac crate which was going to cost another 1,600-2,000. They said the payment will be refunded cash upon delivery of the pup qt rhe airport which makes no sense. They linked the address to a breeder of who has good ratings, upon further review i gave that breeder a call and they let us know that we arent the first ones that this has happened to.

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- Keosauqua, IA, USA • Nov 27, 2023
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Add for Bernese mountain puppies, sent long information on business and was very personable. Offered to meet half way to pick up puppy said they had someone to deliver to our door for a small fee. Got suspicious when they said would contact back with delivery information and never received back. Not able to money back.

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- New York, NY, USA • Nov 25, 2023
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I was looking for a Dachshund puppy for sale online. I google searched and stumbled upon Semterry Dachshund Puppies. Before paying for the puppy and signing any contracts I just did a search online using the testimonials on their website. They have pulled the testimonials from an Australian website.

It looks like the puppy I was interested in is also on a website that no longer works. https://shrimpludachshundpuppies.com/available-puppies/

If you look at the first testimonial on https://semterrydachshundpuppies.com/testimonials/ it’s exactly the same as one of the testimonials on this Australian website: https://www.favorite-minidoxies.com/reviews.html as are many of the other testimonials. They asked me for some information. I gave them only my city and state and didn’t give them any money but I know they are a scam website.

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- Oak Hill, OH, USA
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My wife was looking for an inside dog for our kids. She came upon this web site https://www.lauramarie.shop/. She messaged back and forth with the lady. The lady told her that it would be flown for free and for a $100 the dog would be delivered to our address. My wife used my PayPal account ******************* to send her the $900 (800 for dog and 100 for delivery) and did it friends and family to her son Frank Mofor @FranklinMofor796 ([email protected]) at her request. This was sent on 11-13-23. On 11-17-23 my wife got an email from [email protected] it stated that the dog breeder didn't have the right carrier for the plane and that we would have to purchase one for $1950 which we didn't do. We then asked for our money back with no response. I contacted PayPal but since my wife used friends and family I may not get the money back. The scammer tried to get us to do Zelle here is the info Zelle ID : 3342920783 Name:Tracy Green Amount: $800 Memo: "Brenda".

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- Mooresville, NC, USA
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I ordered a Belgian Malinois puppy on Facebook from a fraudster. I sent a 300 deposit and a 200 akc registration fee by Apple Pay to someone claiming to be https://www.facebook.com/williams.aderson.0 We communicated back and forth, and he sent pictures and videos, it all seemed very legitimate until I received a demand for $1000 delivery insurance from a company at this website www.star1logistics.com. They mentioned that they would refund me 998 if i did this. I demanded they call me and got bounced between google phone lines 678 824-5411 and realized it was a scam.

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- Forestville, CA, USA
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I got online looking for a Vizsla puppy. I saw this website and outreached them. They had puppies and would also transport. The email exchange seemed okay but then they asked me to send money to their son's PayPal. They sent me the account and when I clicked on it a whole other name came up. I outreached the supposed family via email due to no contact number. They are selling five puppies online. When I asked for their info. I received a "I am a Christian" response with no info about them

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- Stillwater, OK, USA
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I was trying to get a chihuahua puppy. They advertised on Facebook to have puppies for sale. I paid them a total of $850. I never got the dog and i never got my money back.

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- Hamburg, AR, USA
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Purchased a bearded dragon from the website for $405 including shipping. On the shipping day a shipper contacts me saying I have to pay another $300 for insurance,a common scam. When I contacted boabay.net, I asked for a refund and got no reply other than I must pay the additional $300

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from: Graceland English Bulldog Puppy Home < [email protected] >
date: Nov 9, 2023, 10:55 AM
subject: Re: Max

OK, We normally use approve pet shippers such as IPATA, Delta airlines, City Express Delivery, and Fidelity Express services which are specialized in the transportation of live animals and take good care of them during shipping until they arrive at the receiver’s home. The puppy will be accompanied by the shipping company’s puppy nanny until delivery to your home. Max will cost you $800 plus an extra $200 dollars for delivery to your home. After registration of the puppy at the shipping agency, we will provide you with the tracking code number which you can track to know your shipment status.
https://www.gracelandenglishbulldogs.com/

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- Tucson, AZ, USA
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Pet scam - they only text and email. No live person to talk to. Sent money via Western Union, received a Dog’s Bill of Sale but never received the puppy. Now, no response from seller.

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- San Pedro, CA, USA
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I had reached out on their contact page and was responded to via my email address I provided. They provided pictures through the email of what I was to receive and the process that would ensue. I paid for the product with a credit card through ApplePay. Everything was going great until I was contacted by a shipping company (of the sellers choice) that shipment was halted until I paid more funds. I refused and have not been contacted by either the seller or shipping company despite my efforts to reach out. There are more than one business involved with this scheme.

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- Marina, CA, USA
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had dog listed on their website seemed legit. looked up street address and their Facebook page. Page had 3000 followers. contact other admin there and said legit. sent repost a they 2 days be fore pick up all disappeared. Other admin said she Melissa Helen had been hacked. Not sure he's legit either Morris Weisbart. but he is still on Facebook

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- San Francisco, CA, USA
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She sells Dachshund Puppies on Facebook under Dachshund Puppies Group. The scammer will encourage you to put deposit down for the puppy either by Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle Pay. Scammer then gives you fake tracking no. and a fake air shipping carrier website. When you go to the fake website, you can input in the tracking no. And it will give location tracking info of city or state for the delivery is at. In this case, the carrier used was Glo Freight Limited and their website is glofreightltd.com. Then you have to text the carrier at this phone # +1 740 966 1698 to get shipping updates. Then, the Glo freight agents will text you with excuses such as paying a refundable puppy insurance, or paying for a special crate, or pay for city limit permit, or pay for quarantining the puppy, etc. The carrier agents will come up with excuses after excuses to rush you to send payments through Zelle Pay or PayPal friends and family option.

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