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- Warrensburg, NY, USA
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I purchased a cane corso puppy from moonpackgiants.com his name on the listing is also. The agreement was $700 for the puppy and $110 for shipping. We completed the transaction so the breeder sent the puppy I "purchased" to a shipper by the name of Peak Performer Logistics. I checked out their site as well as info on fmcsa and all seemed legit. Shortly after receiving my puppy they contacted me via email with a crate safety issue so I "purchased" one of their said crates for $1,300. Thought i was done.. unbeknownst to me i also had to pay a temporary pet life insurance policy totaling $1,535. The breeder/seller put $275 down towards the insurance policy on my behalf. After payments were made they still refuse to send my puppy stating that i need to send another $1,125 for scans, and covid-19 test. They state after each time they charge me money that it is " fully refundable upon delivery of my puppy . A delivery that will never be made because they just want peoples hard earned income.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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I was contacted by Kimberly *******. I was not aware that she was the owner of the Boston Terrier and Short NOse Rescue of Oklahoma. She contacted me about a french bulldog that I was re-homing for a fee of $300. The dog is fully registered and worth $2000 but I was only re-homing and wanted to find it a good home. She assured me that she wanted the dog as a pet. She was offered vet references, history on the dog and all information. She gave information about herself and her animals and represented herself as a single owner who wanted a friend for her Boston Terrier to play with. After giving her the dog, I asked for regular updates and she provided them as if she had the dog. However, she then re-sold the dog and charged adoption fee's as if the dog was a rescue. She presented the dog as if her rescue, Boston Terries and Short Nose Rescue of Oklahoma, had rescued the dog. She is charging adoption fee's and telling people they are adopting rescues- but in reality she is purchasing lower priced full breed dogs and re-selling them for profit. She is listed as a 501C3- non profit entity. She is scamming dog adopters. I have physical proof of all of this.

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- Altavista, VA, USA
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Pet Scam website

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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I would like to report a puppy scam that is happening on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3232006390395152/

Lisa ****** is the person that runs the group and I believe that she has blocked me from seeing the group now and I guess blocked me from being able to see her at all.

She sent me pictures saying she had a puppy I could buy from her. I agreed to pay her $650 for the puppy which included transportation. I gave sent her $250 through PayPal which got refunded to me (at the time I did not know she deliberately refunded it to me so that I would have to pay her via gift card). So I sent her the info for an American Express gift card for $250.

On the day the puppy was supposed to be delivered she sent me a message that she had left the puppy with the shippers. Around the time they should have delivered her they (the “shippers”) contacted me that I needed to pay a “refundable” crate fee of $500. I knew then that it was a scam. I talked both with the “shippers” and with Lisa that I thought it was a scam and I refused to give them any more money.

That was Monday. Today Lisa ****** contacts me again about sending me the card info for the balance of $400. I told her I would not do that and I asked for my “refundable” deposit of $250 back. She eventually told me ti “Get lost”.

I know I will never see the $250 but I do not want anyone else to get scammed by this person. I have the chat log from Messenger if anyone needs it.

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- Daly City, CA, USA
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[email protected] Is the Zelle acct they asked me to put the money into, for the crate they need to use to place the puppies I purchased from John Arnaud from My Pomeranian World, who is also a scammer. They wanted me to pay additional $500 because the $500 crate is not available. After they took the money, they stopped responding unless I give them the other $500. I didn’t receive the puppies I purchased and paid for, losing $1775 total for both transactions. Another name they gave me is James Ford.

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- Bozeman, MT, USA
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We were looking for new pure breed cat, found a website online, picked the kitten out, drove to Reno for pick up and sent the money. Once arrived the company discontinued the phone service and would not come out to said location. We can not get ahold of anyone and turned around and went back home to another state.

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- San Francisco, CA, USA
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Scammer contacted me with information about a kitten for adoption and asked for money for paperwork transfer, adoption fee, registration with the state, vaccination, etc...

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- Mckinney, TX, USA
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Fake website attempting to sell AKC Newfoundland puppies. Requested money be sent via Zelle to two different accounts. Would not let me pay cash today at pick up; puppy is mature enough to leave the breeder. Gave address that does not match the property description on the website (website says 3 acres- address matches a small home on a 7000 sqft lot. A "testimony' also states there is an outbuilding where the puppies are breed/kept-the online photos of the home do not show any other structures). One testimony states they received a border collie, but website says they are a Newfoundland breeder. Many discrepancies via the website and the emails I received and the posted testimonies. They claim they are a state registered breeder, but they are not listed on the OK registered breeder's page.

Fraudster wanted payment via an app vs. cash at same day pick up.

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- San Diego, CA, USA
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I am a 61-year-old doctorate student and healthcare professional. I live alone and am close to the end of my doctoral program and wanted to purchase a Doberman Puppy to help with the loneliness I am experiencing. I googled Doberman Kennels near me, clicked on a link to the following address: https://dobermanpinscherkennel.com/., I saw a sweet-looking Doberman named Apollo and sent an email communicating my interest. The next morning I was contacted via email and told that Apollo was available for $700.00. I was so excited and wanted to secure him for purchase, and sent in the $700.00 fee via CashApp. I was told that he would be shipped and I would receive Apollo that night. Although I was under the impression that the breeder was local, the shipping was free. Wow, I thought to myself! A few hours later I was emailed that he would need a special crate for shipping. I was livid, but I was told that the cost of the crate would be refunded on Apollo's arrival. I sent the $1500.00 cost for the crate via several different transfer applications. I was contacted again and told that the airline would require insurance to fly him out to me. The cost was another $1900.00, but the breeder reassured me that the cost would be reimbursed. Stupidly, I sent the money through the same transfer method, and the breeder sent me the shipping documents via email. I was contacted again, and the breeder told me that the crate was rejected by the airline and that an additional payment would be required. I knew then that I had been scammed and my emotions had been played. The total amount sent was $4100.00.

I have all the email exchanges and records of all the monetary transactions.

Please help. ***** ** ********

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• Dec 08, 2023
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File a police report & provide them with copies of everything you have. Having a police report could help get your money back, I don't know for sure. Advise them that their information & proof of their role in the transaction would be included in the police report as a suspect of Conspiracy to commit fraud & theft of money.

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- Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Provided pictures and video of puppy

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- Chicago, IL, USA
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It is a fake website to get credit card info . They have fake websites - petfrisco.com cathotsale.com toys-cat.com petessenitalsale.com .

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- Menomonie, WI, USA
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I am a victim of a pet scam. They showed up on the Norwegian forest cat adoption site. This man said he had a kitten and would ship it to me for $800. I saw lots of other posts saying thank you to him, so it looked legit. More and more money was requested however, and I reached out to others after losing my $800 to him and an additional $450 to his "shipping company called "Heillins Cargo Line." Now he is trying to get $1050 more money from me! Paypal wont help cause i mistakenly used the "friends and family" send option. I am new o this all. 

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- Eagletown, OK, USA
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I talked to both profiles on fb ***** ******* ***** * ****** ****** I had been searching for a monkey to buy as it has always been a childhood dream. I had not actually given a deposit and insisted I drive to meet him in person. Along the way he advised me to get two apple gift cards. I hesitated but went ahead and bought them knowing he wasn’t getting anything further. I didn’t realize I couldn’t get my money back. Long story short, when I arrived at the residence there was a sign on the door stating, IF YOU MADE A PURCHASE ONLINE AND CAME HERE LOOKING TO PICKUP, YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED. I proceeded to knock on the door and the man that was on those profiles answered the door. After discussion he advised his identity was stolen two years ago when he thought he was purchasing a dog online. I told him the scammer is using his fb profile pictures and has his ID. He stated he is aware but there is nothing he can do. I apologized for the inconvenience and returned to my car and text the scammer on fb messenger calling him out and he blocked me. I have proof by taking screenshots and recording video of our entire conversation except the parts he began unsending. If you need proof or if you are law enforcement going after this post, please contact me on fb under ******* *****. Im blasting this on all social media and scampulse. I hope you were smart & didn’t give up money or card numbers. Good luck chasing your hopes and dreams!

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Was trying to purchase a puppy the compay looked legit but after sending an agreement apon deposit of 300. He kept wanting more saying couldn't send finalize without more which I wouldn't. would do a video call to show puppies. He sent a pic of the wrong puppy And a pic of his breading certificate but wouldn't video call for proof of puppies.Also found 3 other sights under the same profile that were his he claimed his name was charlie lennon but that was after i wouldn't give anymore money cause he texted my phone askingfor money. I also asked for a refund which i didnt get.His cash app id was ******** the name ******* *********. He only got me for 300 his sights are asking 1900. For these pups theres probably tons of others out ther

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They market themselves as a legitimate British shorthair cat breeder located in Kansas. They only communicate through their website and email and accept payment through, ZELLE, what’s app and Venmo. They insist on using a shipping company that does not exist to have the cats delivered. They have multiple email addresses and phone numbers to receive payment.

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- Faribault, MN, USA
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I was suposed to get a puppy delivered to me & the contract was voided due to the company trying to get more money out of me. I have been trying for almost a week to get my money back. I keep messaging the company & they wont refund my monry after the customer services agent said it would be refunded. I have messages from him guaranteeing my refund.

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- Rodeo, CA, USA
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So i went looking for some maltipoo puppies came across a site called "daze maltipoo puppies homes" so i came across some of these " fake pictures " of tea cup maltipoo puppies beautiful right!!! WRONG! in the beginning we emails but somethen wasnt right so i asked for a number the number came up as Pennsylvania he told me he live in Mayville City, North Dakota so i know we all have numbers that say one thing but okay kept talking all through emails finally i asked for a number mind you he selling the male puppies for $600 and the female goinh for $650 so somethen told me to google maltipoo puppies they going for wayyyyy more then $600 or $650 so i decide to head over to bbb.org and put his info in nothen came up okay so now im like he may be coo so he calls me this morning (sep 11 2023) and i couldnt hear him at fine so he wanted to play phone tag finllay get on the phone and what made me say "have a great day" is i asked him whats the differant between a "teacup maltipoo and a regular one' he said do mines cry and brak alot' lol wait you mean to tell me you as the breeder dont know the differant yeah bye sir .... he also sent me pictures (tag below) but he seem funny then when i asked for a video chat he like yeah we can but why...... dont go to this site PLEASE

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Lea Putkamper, Lexi and Cody Winkler of Hickory North Carolina advertised two breeding dogs with AKC registrations and health certifications. When the dogs were to be picked up, we discovered that the dogs being delivered were not the dogs we paid for. They will not provide me a refund since I would not accept the fraudulent dogs. They have since attacked our business page on social media, our Google Reviews, and have made slanderous remarks. They have threatened us and told us that their son Cody was coming to our house "packing." Although we have tried to block their remarks, etc., they continue to escalate.

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- Roscoe, IL, USA
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She's an illegal dog breeder. She steals money and promises a dog. She sells untagged. Unregistered. Sick. Illegal dogs. She promised me a dog and then never showed up . She's a scammer and abuses her dogs .

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• Dec 17, 2023
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Now I think it’s Tanyadachshund

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Tried to see cat’s following use of gift card for deposit, and was unable to see them. Then they were to be shipped to my home by said delivery company. Who said they needed more money for appropriate kennel for shipping.

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