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- Kanab, UT, USA
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Sold me Molly (10 week old white teacup poodle) for $500 and $140 to ship to Page, AZ airport. The vendor also claimed to be a Christian in an attempt to get me to trust him more. Shipper demanded $1000 more to ship in a "Thermal" crate. I declined and then the vendor, John West, tried to convince me to pay the extra fee. Now he (John West) and the shipper have gone silent, and Molly has not arrived as promised. Also, I found out that the Page Airport doesn't even have flights that arrive at the ETA promised by the vendor.

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- Fairport, NY, USA
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Neighbor saw a listing for puppies from “*** ******” he’s a real person - has criminal record. He blocked after they sent payment. I’m worried he’s doing this to more than just them. Is there a way to hold him accountable or get the money back? His page shows he works for Rochester Regional Health

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- Louisville, KY, USA
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I was looking for adopting a pet. I found an advertisement that 2 malteze puppies are going for adoption. The "owners" name is Esther Brac with an email address [email protected] and phone number +49 15215614636. He told me that the shipment would be took place using this company https://logistikshippers.com/ and that i had to pay 200$ for transportation. I gave the money through Western Union to this guy:

Name: Gildas Arsel

Surname: Talla Broueka

Country: Turkey

After the payment they send me an email to request another 855$ for vaccines and Electronic Air Conditioner Crate. They explained that it was for the puppy's safety and will refund me after the agent give it to me because its a rental fee. They requested to send the money to the same guy. When i started asking and complaining that it is huge amount of money they said that if i didn't pay they will insult me for pet abandonment. The flight details that they sent me are the following:

Name of carrier: Mr. Blizbeth

Agent Number: IPMS .8655

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- Valdese, NC, USA
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We were trying to buy a Berne doodle puppy. The cost was $500. The seller then asked for $250 for vet charges. We sent the $250 to a different phone number (773-439-9203). We were planning to drive to pick up the puppy, but the seller's dad died, and he needed to ship the puppy to us. He asked for another $1,000 to be sent to another phone number for crate charges. We suspected a scam at this point and did not provide any more money.

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- Tomball, TX, USA
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Wanted to purchase a dachshund puppy, was looking around on websites and was doing my research. I could not find an address for this business, when they called it had the area code for Amarillo, TX. I am not sure how I can trust this service after researching and seeing they have scammed people. Please take them down off of the internet immediately. I have not paid these people yet and I am glad I did not.

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- Akron, OH, USA
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I attempted to buy a puppy and have it shipped to ohio from Texas..after 850 paid by paypal then i had to pay 990 for pet insurance before dog could be shipped. Thry wanted me to get 2 gift cards for insurance payments

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- Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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Laura mcburnie selling a teacup chihuahua. Kept saying PayPal didn't go thru.

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- Rydal, GA, USA
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Posted photo of a Maltipoo puppy to rehome stating they were not home enough and needed to rehome. Communicated via Messenger as Ellie Chavent on 1/2/24. Lots of questions back and forth. Agreed on a meeting location and sent $100 deposit. Discovered it was a scam immediately after money was sent. The email she gave to send the money via Zelle was supposedly her daughters in the name of Shawna Clayton at [email protected]. I sent proof the money was sent via Zelle. This morning I requested a refund and she said she did not receive the money. She seems to think she is not traceable due to using a different name. She sent me a picture of the bank statement thinking my name was not on it. However, it is there because it shows up as my first name. It also listed multiple other names with Zelle deposits similar which I expect are additional scammed individuals. There were also transactions from the state of Washington so she/he may be located there. I have kept copies of the messages and documents if anyone needs them.

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I believe the same people scammed me. My scam wasn’t over a puppy though. It was over some nutcrackers that Walmart was selling. I’m almost certain it’s the same people. I have a lot of information as well. I know for sure they have been using a man’s identity who passed away in 2011. They did me the same way on the shipping.

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- Hampton, GA, USA
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I contacted about puppy I payed and was told the puppy was taking to be shipped to Ga I paid a total of $700 dollar and as of today Jan 2nd 2024 no puppy they company Global mail service is the one that was to transport they puppy, and I also paid them over 2000 to have them say on the 31st of Dec 2023 the puppy was sent to Ga and I got a notification the puppy arrived in Ga, than I was ask to pay another $450 Foe a city permit document and they wanted a gift cards also same as the Global mail service after I got is and sent it, they have come up with saying they were having I guess an issue with them, and I still have no puppy I ask for a copy of there business license their address, and I still have no response from that. All they want is me to take the cards back to the store and see what’s wrong with them,

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- Orangeville, PA, USA
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Trying for a puppy, wanted to know where i lived. I had to send half then delivery half when I picked up the puppy but they kept saying they never received the payment through cashapp and i even sent receipt. I tried several times to email them and they would not respond.

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- Cicero, NY, USA
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Schnauzer Cornerstone represents themselves as a puppy breeder and seller. My son contacted them thru their website and they texted him back with details about the dog he was interested in purchasing. They agreed on a price, including escorted air shipping from Florida to NY, and my son send $500 via Zelle to [email protected]. Two days later, the breeder contacted my son and put him in touch with a pet shipping service, Apex Pet Shuttle (apexpetschuttle.com), whose representative called him and emailed him documents covering refundable pet insurance, for which he was to pay $1,500 via Zelle to Apex. The Apex rep said that the insurance was a USDA requirement for shipping pets under the age of 6 months. We called the USDA and they told us it was a scam, as there is no such requirement. We called and texted the breeder to ask for a full refund of the $500 deposit, but there has been no response over the past 48 hours, so clearly this was a scam to steal up to $2,000 from my son.

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- Vero Beach, FL, USA
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My parents tried to purchase a puppy online. The supposed breeder created a shipping form generated by Global Shipping USPS. They texted my mother and stated they needed $100 to be payable through Apple Pay, Zelle, Cashapp, Venmo to be collected before shipping. There is another scammer involved and I think they are working with this company. I have the text messages and the shipping form that was generated. The website claims their address is in Washington, D.C.

When I state they lost verifiable information. The other scammer involved gave their name, address, and telephone number.

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- Vero Beach, FL, USA
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My elderly parents found this link on facebook where a 10 week old puppy was being advertised for sale by a Belinda Jayne Welch who said she would deliver the puppy to my parents or a shipping company would. As their daughter I started to suspect suspicious behavior on the part of this Administrator of the site. My mom said she no longer wanted this puppy. She was hounded until this person said she could pay for the puppy when it was delivered. First she was told she could pay by Zelle. As the day went on, she was then told that this Adminstrator's Zelle was down and she could accept Walmart Money Cards. This all started at 8:30 a.m. This Administrator told my mother that the puppy would be delivered by 2:30, then it was 5:30, then it was 8:00, then it was 11:00. At 5:30 my parents went and got the Walmart Money Cards ($600 worth). As the night went on the Administrator continued to say that the puppy was on its way. I convinced my mother to cancel. She tried to cancel and this person continued to harass her and tell her to take pictures of the front and back of the Visa cards. This went on until I reported the site to Facebook and blocked her from my mother's telephone number. I will also add, this person created a fake shipping form from another scammer, which I have reported to the Washington D.C. Better Business Bureau. This has created irreparable damage to my elderly parents. As of this morning, the site was still up (on Facebook) until I personally sent an email to this person through my employment, which is a lawfirm.

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- Arlington, TX, USA
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We found a breeder. We emailed back and forth, FT, but I never saw the human only a few puppies. We started off on Instagram then messaging, then email. I tried to call the number on the website and it was a google number. Sent the $2,000 through Zelle. The puppy was supposed to be sent via flight nanny to us. The flight nanny said they were holding the puppy unless we gave another $2,000.

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- Bronx, NY, USA
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Advertising dogs on their website that do not exist. We used Zelle to provide payment for the puppy and on the day it was supposed to be delivered, we were sent an email from the “delivery service” that said they needed an extra $1500 to deliver the puppy.

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- Hillsborough, NJ, USA
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Scammer had a Facebook group for selling cavapoo puppies- Facebook messaged/ text messaged/ phone call/ emailed regarding purchasing a puppy. Down payment was required via Venmo. Final payment was also required via Venmo (to a different Venmo tag- neither with his name), including the delivery fee. Mid “delivery”, the delivery service requested an additional “refundable” 300-700 dollars due to the dog needing to be in a thermal electronic crate (traveling from New York City to New Jersey). When I refused to pay, due to realizing that I was being scammed, they personally attacked me. The seller also accidentally messaged me from his phone, but acting as the delivery service.

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- Batavia, OH, USA
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They have a legitimate account it looks like with their website, even knew all the right things to say as far as companies that ship puppies. They asked questions about where the puppy would be and wouldn't respond until I answered all the questions about when I get the dog. They asked for my address to where I wanted the puppy shipped. Everything seemed in line to be a real company. After payment was made they went silent, I asked for a refund and they said okay but no refund was sent.

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- Omaha, NE, USA
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They have set up a fake website advertising the sale of puppies. They claim to be a breeder in the U.S. I’ve been in touch with them twice. Both times they reached out via text after I filled out a more information form on their website. The first time they said they lived in Denver CO and then gave 2 different names Aaron C**** and Peter N*** when it came time to pay them. They gave me a Venmo account @aaron100wins which I could not find and then a Google pay account N***[email protected] I did not pay them because it felt off. The second time I heard from them they used a different phone number and said they were from Atlanta GA. They also gave me a completely different name Mrs Grace. The website they are using looks really good. But the other factors when communicating don’t add up to them being a legitimate business or dog breeder.

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- Dania, FL, USA
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Impostered for other legitimate dog breeder

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