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- Appleton, WI, USA • Feb 28, 2025
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I decided to buy a mini schnauzer puppy on 2/1/25. I looked online to see what was available and ran across Integrity Schnauzer Farm. I reached out to them on 2/1/25 they said they had one of the puppies I picked out. After receiving an email from them I felt this was a legit website and everything was good, so I zelled 800.00 to her for the puppy & freight, the next email I received, she said she was taking him to the courier to be shipped to me. I received an email from First Freight Animal Transport that everything was good and he would be shipped. On 2/2 they asked for 1,900.00 for a crate, which I sent in 2 payments. I was having trouble so they told me to send the balance via WU or Paypal to Greezmand Trevonds, I did finally wire it to DA' Moore Ventures LLC, on 2/3 they asked for 1,980.00 for insurance, which I sent to Javaris Woods @ Guardian CU. On 2/3 they wanted another 1,480.00, which was to be sent to Jacqueline Hartwhen @ BOA. I tried to send it but Chase fraud called me and refused to send it, they said that Javaris Woods from a previous wire was flagged as fraud, so at this point everything stopped and I have not heard from them since. There are several players involved in this scenario, please see below

Greemand Trevonds

[email protected]

Melissa Scott - 231-769-8263

[email protected]

DA' Moore Ventures-2501 N Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK73106

Guardian CU - Javaris Woods - 267 Nance Rd, Madison, AL

Ashley Almeida - 415-237-4276

Integrity Schnauzer Farm

First Freight Animal Transport

[email protected]

Jacqueline Hartwhen - 137 Hickory Grove Dr Sanford, NC 27330

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- Albuquerque, NM, USA • Feb 26, 2025
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I contacted Richard Wilson on his website, King Papillons, to adopt a papillon puppy. He stated it would be $700 for the puppy and $300 for plane travel. He sent a contract and was supposed to deliver puppy on Friday. When sending request to pay he used 3 different emails and 2 different phone numbers. My bank stopped one of the transactions but one went through. Now the own has ghosted me. I lost my $499 deposit and no puppy is coming. My bank if asking me to file a policy report and a scam report with BBB.

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- Orlando, FL, USA • Feb 24, 2025
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Sale a puppy online, fake online site,

Trying to get money via pay pal.

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- Hialeah, FL, USA • Feb 24, 2025
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Pretends to have puppies at a discounted price but it is a lie

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- Largo, FL, USA • Feb 22, 2025
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Contacted Majestic Golden Paws to purchase a puppy. Paid them $900.00. They put me in contact with a transport company. They charged 800 for a shipping crate, 990 for insurance and 1500 for Covid testing and a scan. Never received the puppy.

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- Peachland, NC, USA • Feb 22, 2025
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I found this website while searching for puppies. It's a legitimate-looking site, and they sent pictures and videos as requested and answered all my questions like a regular breeder. They even sent over a contract and payment was made. Shipping information was sent. The shipping company had a legitimate looking website and the shipper reached out for their fees. Once payment was made to both the "breeder" and "shipper" i asked for tracking information and delivery updates for the puppy and have not gotten a response from either the breeder or shipper. It has now been close to 24 hours without any communication from either party. Payments were made via Apple pay to both accounts

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- Peyton, CO, USA • Feb 20, 2025
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They were advertising golden retriever puppies. They messaged us quickly and have a well put together website. They (HENRY OWEN) sent us pics of the puppy and we sent a payment through PayPal. Later that afternoon we had suspicions of a

scam. After we reported this to our credit card company and PayPal we are disputing this.

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- Pompano Beach, FL, USA • Feb 17, 2025
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This person is pretending to sell dogs, but asks for unprotected form of payment via Zelle or PayPal friends and family before allowing the dog to be seen. When confronted with a buyer safe alternative, they begin ignoring attempts to contact.

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- Bulverde, TX, USA • Feb 17, 2025
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Went looking on a few different sites for bull terrier puppies for sale found King Bull Terriers and decided to go with it. Everything seemed legit signed a contract and paid them $1000. $700 of it was for the puppy, the other $300 was for the airfare. The puppy was supposed to be shipped on February 17. They gave a fake carrier service that was supposed to be taken care of the puppy while in transit “Prime Logistic Carriers”

which had it’s own fake site to go through and put in the tracking number. They encountered a problem and needed more money for a new crate. They gave two different options and told the following. *SOFT CRATE N2 0150

PD........$1585.60

*SOFT CRATE N1 0180

PD.............$2599.99

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING METHODS OF PAYMENT TO DEPOSIT FOR THE ITEM ABOVE (ELECTRONIC CRATES AND VACCINES). KINDLY REPLY TO THIS PDF FILE WITH YOUR MOST PREFFERED METHOD OF PAYMENT SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE DELIVERY

& CASH APP

$ APPLE PAY

CHIME

* PAYPAL

* BANK TRANSFER

Never heard from the seller again.

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- Panama City Beach, FL, USA • Feb 17, 2025
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Thank you for reaching out about adopting one of our Catahoula puppies! We’re happy to provide more details about Willow, the puppy you’re interested in.

Willow has a fantastic temperament and is sure to make a wonderful addition to your family. All our puppies are raised in a caring home with kids, cats, and attentive owners. They are healthy, house-trained, and each has their own special characteristics. Willow will come fully vaccinated and treated for worms.

Attached, you’ll find recent photos and videos of Willow. Here’s what we offer with every puppy • 2-Year Health Guarantee• Updated Vaccination Records & Vet Documents

We’re based in Newark, Delaware and can arrange transportation to the nearest major U.S. airport for you to pick up your puppy. Delivery typically takes 48 to 72 hours, but we’re flexible with scheduling. Shipping options include: • Nanny Delivery (flies in-cabin with a nanny) $400• Van Delivery (to your doorstep) $900

Let us know which option works best for you. Additionally, each puppy comes with a blanket carrying familiar scents and some treats for added comfort.

Cost Breakdown • Willow: $1,200• Shipping: $400• Total: $1600• Optional Microchip: $100

Payments are secure, processed quickly, and refunds are guaranteed if you decide not to proceed.

Feel free to reply to this email to begin the adoption process.

Best regards, Catahoula Heritage Kennels.

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• Feb 16, 2025
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The website seems to be a dog breeder. I reached out and received information about their dogs. I texted with them and that’s when I became suspicious. I reverse searched photos on the website and they were from other social media sites. When I searched the phone number it was used to identify a scam.

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- New Haven, CT, USA • Feb 15, 2025
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Alleged to be a family owned breeder for maltese puppies. Said would ship the maltese for free so i sent the money. They said the puppy had been picked up by the freight company and i would be contacted by them. The supposed freight company called Consolidated freightways said i needed to purchase or rent an insulated crate for $975 and they would refund 98% upon delivery of puppy and crate return. I asked how to send the money and they asked to send it to a zelle account. Thats where i knew it was part of the scam. I refused and told them how can a freight company ask for money via zelle and they never ever replied to me neither did "starlight maltese". I called the CC company and put in a claim for fraud.

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- Pompano Beach, FL, USA • Feb 10, 2025
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Owner promised delivery of a cane Corso puppy requested 250 but settled for 150. After payment was received company kept asking for additional Zelle or Apple Pay payments which we would not send as we had initially agreed transaction would be completely cash after requesting a refund of the $150 sent company advised it would be easier for us to just send them an additional $150 to complete paperwork and then they would have the puppy sent after company was advised we did not want this and just wanted our money sent back and company has not done so.

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- Lanett, AL, USA • Feb 03, 2025
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They claim to be selling teacup dogs with a special running asking for $499 for the dog that they suppose to ship to you after they email you they ask for your address where the dog suppose to be delivered phone number they even send you a fake confirmation number then tell you he’s going to register the dog with jfk animal cargo which don’t exist then he email you and say he’s done the carrier suppose to contact me with the delivery information for me to confirm it a guy call about 2 or 3 minutes after he hang up telling me he have my dog but in order for him to deliver it I have to rent a crate for $$1500 thats refundablei said hows a 2lb dog going to fit in a crate and first of all you the carrier and that’s suppose to be your company why I got to rent a crate from you and no where on this earth a crate for a small dog cause $1500 then I told him sound like you at home and when I called it said something about a Google Number I called them out and ask for a refund no response No dog exist

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- Quincy, MI, USA • Feb 01, 2025
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I saw puppies to be adopted on a blue and red healers puppy adoption site. I contacted the person that had multiple people commenting in how happy they were with her puppies. She had quite a few posts on the Facebook website of puppy pictures and of people with puppies, exclaiming their interest or happiness with getting puppies from her. She asked for $150 deposit to hold the puppy and I told her I would only give her $100. She agreed on that amount and I sent it to her through a Venmo address. The address was not in her name and when I questioned her on that, she said it was her daughters. When she sent the second Venmo address for the lesser amount of $100 it was another different address. She had said she would deliver the puppy, but we agreed to meet halfway and I would pick the puppy up on a Saturday. I called the night before and a man answered the phone in a foreign accent and said that he needed an extra $150 to get the puppy shots the same day that we were picking the puppy up on a Saturday. I told him that I was not gonna pay him the $150 because that was not agreed-upon in the purchase agreement. Also, I told him that I would not pay the rest of the amount due on the puppy until I saw the puppy and picked the puppy up. he refused to let us get the puppy until we paid the $150 on top of the 100 we had already paid to a Venmo account. I told him I was not comfortable with that and I wasn’t gonna send the money that I would get the puppy shots myself when I receive the pup. He disagreed with that and so I canceled the Puppy order and they said that they would refund me the Venmo amount that I had paid for the deposit. They blocked me off of messenger and never sent me the deposit of $100. So I was out $100. I sent multiple messages to that Facebook site on how she was scamming people and they removed her from that site. But she may turn up elsewhere or in another name and other Puppy sites so beware. I learned that you cannot trust Facebook as far as getting puppies.. the best advice I can give is to never pay anyone anything for a puppy upfront until you have the puppy in your hands. I did find a puppy through a local breeder and I’m very pleased that I pay a whole lot less than what they were asking.

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- Riverview, FL, USA • Jan 29, 2025
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Reached out via website and they shared details about the dog and stated overnight shipping but after looking on BBB, it’s not true.

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- Twin Lakes, WI, USA • Jan 28, 2025
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Two people tried to buy a Doberman puppy and came across this website and contacted them at the mentioned email. They were instructed to send a $400 down payment and subsequently, they received a call from phone number 281-968-1516, during which a male individual instructed them to send the payment to a Zelle account under the name "Daron Caldwell." The company claimed to be based in Texas and informed the people that the puppy would need to be shipped. They were later contacted by a supposed shipping company via the email address [email protected] and received a phone call from phone number 832-220-8256. The caller ID displayed the name "Ramsey Killing." The shipping company requested an additional $975 for a shipping crate, stating the amount would be reimbursed after delivery of the puppy. The original company claimed that the down payment never went through despite the victim's Zelle account showing the funds were withdrawn. An online search of the phone number also shows a result for https://sylviabeaglecity.com.

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- Twin Lakes, WI, USA • Jan 28, 2025
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Two people tried to buy a Doberman puppy and came across this website and contacted them at the mentioned email. They were instructed to send a $400 down payment and subsequently, they received a call from phone number 281-968-1516, during which a male individual instructed them to send the payment to a Zelle account under the name "Daron Caldwell." The company claimed to be based in Texas and informed the people that the puppy would need to be shipped. They were later contacted by a supposed shipping company via the email address [email protected] and received a phone call from phone number 832-220-8256. The caller ID displayed the name "Ramsey Killing." The shipping company requested an additional $975 for a shipping crate, stating the amount would be reimbursed after delivery of the puppy. The original company claimed that the down payment never went through despite the victim's Zelle account showing the funds were withdrawn. An online search of the phone number for dobermanncitypuppies.com also shows a result for https://sylviabeaglecity.com. SCAM

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- Cantonment, FL, USA • Jan 27, 2025
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My mother was searching for a place to purchase a Jack Russell Terrier. She came across the website fausto jack russell home and saw puppies for purchase. She made contact with seller via phone and text at this number: 430-258-8249. They agreed on a price of $1,000 (price of puppy plus shipping since he would be transported from Texas to Florida). The only payment options the seller offered/would accept was Apple Pay or Cash App. The payment was ultimately sent via Cash App to the seller at Cash App ID: Sleez.

The seller sent a purchase contract to be signed via DocuSign. On the day of transport, my mother received a text message from this number: 925-230-7603, claiming to be a Michael Plei, a representative of Shipper Squad. Shipper Squad is the company that was supposed to be responsible for making sure the animal was in a travel safe crate since he would be flown in. The text message stated that the crate that the animal was dropped off in was not sufficient for travel. Therefore, two options for crates were provided, one of which would need to be purchased in order to safely ship the animal. One option was $1200 and the other was $1900. We became suspicious and decided to look up the Shipper Squad website. We attempted to call the number listed on the website: 252-346-6447, and there was no answer or an opportunity to leave a voicemail. The number was not in service. Upon speaking to the seller, we realized that it was a scam. If there was even a dog for purchase at all, it certainly had not be dropped off or provided for shipment. We pressed the seller for additional details and received a link to track the puppy but the link was unusable. We cancelled the deal and asked that the seller return the money that was paid. He has not responded to requests to return the money and has not sent the money back via Cash App.

My mother submitted a claim with Cash App but is aware that she may not get her money back. We just want to make this report in the hopes that this person/people are caught so that this does not happen to anyone else. Thank you for your time.

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- Altoona, IA, USA • Jan 25, 2025
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We ordered a puppy through the website "CharmingAustrailianShepherd.com". They were asking $700 for the puppy and $250 for delivery charges. We paid through ApplePay and was told that we would receive the puppy. This was all through text messages or emails. There was an issue with the ApplePay, They said that the payment was pending on there end and maybe I could send $500 to see if that would go through. I told them I wasn't going to send any more money unless I got the money back from the first transaction. They said that they would figure it out on their end. The next day they sent a shipment notification that the puppy was scheduled to ship that day at noon their time. So, we thought it was all going to work out. Then we got a call from "Century Shipper" and was told that the dog needed an air conditioned container that would cost and additional $990. We told them that we were not going to pay that and they would have to talk with the breeder. We told the breeder that we would like our money back and haven't heard back. So, at this point we are out $950.

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