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- Laurel, MD, USA
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So I saw a dog online I wanted to buy from this website. I filled out the form and the person emailed me and I asked for a phone call to make sure it was a real person. This man had a very strong accent and he said he was from NC. I asked some questions about the dog and according to the website, the delivery was a small upcharge of $180. The website said they are shipped in an airconditioned crate and I would have to pick him up from the airport. After paying the man the down payment of $700. I got another email for an adoption contract and an email from the shipping co. All of a sudden I received a phone call from the shipping co. saying they sent me 2 more emails that I need to read carefully. The email was saying I had to purchase life ins. for the dog to travel. I called the owner and he put me on hold and said he called the co and it was legit to pay the $690 and would get it refunded 100% when they deliver the dog. I received another email stating that there would be another charge to buy the proper crate for the dog to ship in and it was almost $2000 more dollars. I refrained from doing this and asked the owner if I could just drive the 400 miles to pick up the dog. He said NO! Neither company sent my money back. I have a lot of emails going back and forth of them begging me to send extra money. I have never been through anything like this and I told the owner that I no longer wanted the dog. All of this should have been disclosed at the beginning and it wasn't and the fact that the 2nd and 3rd emails from the shipping co looked like they were fake and they went to my spam folder instead of the regular folder. When the 1st email went to the regular folder. I saved all the emails and the cash app payments. I disputed through the cash app and also my bank acct too. I hope I can get my money back. I am glad I didn't use Zelle as they requested. So the total that was lost today was $700 for the down payment of the dog and $690 for the pet Ins. Please do not buy anything from this site or the people running the site. The total purchase of the dog online said $1200 plus the upcharge of $180 per the shipping that the owner emailed me. So $1380 total.

This makes me feel so dumb. The bad thing is they have my address because they were going to ship and deliver the dog here to my house. I just want to know what else I need to do. Should I file a police report as well?

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Lovelydoberman.com offers to sell Doberman puppies for an affordable price. And they will ship them to your state for an extra fee of $200.

The money was sent, e-mails were exchanged back and forth but no puppy was ever sent on the day it was supposed to be and now we cannot get into contact with seller.

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- Fontana, CA, USA
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Email 1:

Hello ,

Thanks for your message with interest in adopting one of our puppies, (DAVID) All of our puppies come from the healthiest bloodlines purebred.We give each puppy out for $900 (male)an additional shipping fee of $275 to all our clients living outside four (4) hours drive to us, We offer shipping all over the United States ???? And Canada ????.The puppy is prepared and shipped immediately after ! So rush! We accept local pickups and visits.

We are located in ( Pensacola,Florida,) if you are within the state or less than 4 hours drive Visiting is allowed, But if you are more than 4 to 5 hours drive away, we will only use a shipping and delivery service for the safety of your puppy.

We raise our babies to be loving pups and make sure they grow into being loving adults.Trust me they are spoiled rotten by the time you get them. We get compliments all the time about how loving & well socialized they are. Anything would come out spoiled after living with us for (10) weeks or longer.

The cost of your puppy includes;

-AKC Registration

-1 Year health guarantee

-Shots & Vaccines

-Rabies Vaccine

-Flea treatment

-Vet check, stamp and signed by the vet

-Puppy diet plan plus sample food- A few Chew toys

We would advise you on the next step to take towards getting the puppy into your home as soon as I hear back from you. I would like to know more about the home our puppy will be going to if you don't mind;

1) Have you ever owned this breed of dog before?

2) Is your family aware of the coming of this puppy?

3) Are you a breeder? Or intend to breed this puppy?

4) Do you have any veterinarian around your location?

5) Where are you located?

6) How soon do you want the puppy?

7) Do you prefer to pick up in person or do you prefer (We are located in Pensacola,FL) shipped over to your doorstep?

Look forward to hearing from you.Best wishes

Home Address:

6990 Helms Rd, Pensacola, FL 32526

Email Address:

[email protected]

Website Address:

https://holyranchaussie.farm/

Phone Number:: (239) 230-6674

Holyranch Aussie Puppies Farm?????????

Email 2:

Thanks for your respond with answers to my questions!!

we are happy this puppy has found a caring and loving home with you, The process of purchasing a puppy from us goes as follows cost of the puppy is $800 with shipping and delivery service of $275 arriving at your doorstep within 05 hours from time of flight depending on your location. We only fly our puppies with Delta or Global Express, Fly Org Pet or (Evergreen Logistic) most times, depending on which has the most availability, which means they are taken care of exceptionally well and they are the first things off the plane and arrive at your doorsteps the same day. My Aussies are my family and I think of them as my children and as such, I only do things I fully trust. I have puppies all over USA and CANADA, they have been shipped this way with no issues.

Here are our options of payment ( ZELLEPAY, CASHAPP, APPLEPAY, GOOGLEPAY ) this holds your preferred puppy for you and you only! In the case, something were to happen on my end to your puppy will be refunded fully. The sum goes towards your puppy's full amount of $800 plus the flight amount ($275 to all our clients). Your puppy will have a vet health certificate, up to date on vaccines, worming.The applicable health screens have been performed on the sire and dam as recommended by the Parent Club for this breed, I have extremely healthy and clean Aussies lines that I have been working on over the years. Once your puppy and shipping are paid for she is ready to come home. I do ask that parents let me know as soon as they get their baby because like I said, they are my kids too! :)

Note that the Bill of Sale document produced after payment states the amount paid and all the details and is signed as well. You will have to sign as well and send me a signed copy of the Bill of Sale. We will as well produce a transfer of ownership document produced by an authority before the flight that shows you as the new legal owner of the pup.

Details Needed for Paperwork:

Full names..............

Full Address for Home Delivery..............

City/State ..............

Zip Code..............

Closest Airport to your home.............

Phone number ...............

Email address..........

Thanks and Waiting

Email 3:

Hello!

received your details for paperwork and shipping registration with thanks, the next step will be your payment confirmation so I can start the paperwork process.

Email 4:

Hello,

Find Within The Bill Of Sales Document,Acceptance By Buyer: Duly Signed And Stamped To Be Emailed To Us.

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Did you ever get the puppy? I’ve been communicating with them, and I’m trying to find information on whether this is legit.

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- Peachtree City, GA, USA
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its a fake ad with a fake adress and email. they pose as selling daschhound puppies and ask for a deposit to hold the puppy because others are interested in the same puppy. theuy request 100 via cashap and \then you dont hear back from them

Dachshund Puppies For Rehoming and Adoption

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091604181089

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- Inwood, NY, USA
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The scammer was offering puppies for sale. Deposit required to hold puppies. Final payment due upon delivery. Zelle was used for payment.

Address and pickup were given. Upon arrival. The homeowner knew nothing of the situation. Suggested possibly we had wrong address

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- Chesapeake, VA, USA
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This website/person claimed to be a Great Dane dog breeder. They claimed to have puppies available with what seemed to be a legit website. I went back and forth with them and got to the point of purchasing a puppy. I attempted to FaceTime with this person and that’s when it got shady. I was very close to sending them the money for the dog along with shipping fees. I just hope that it does not happen to anyone else because all of their website and most of the back and forth seemed legit. Definitely a scam.

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- Wilmington, NC, USA
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Nikki Patrick Kelly, I was buying a

Teacup Yorkie Puppy that she was going to deliver to me.

Her fee for the puppy called Luna

Was 450.00.

She was transporting from her home in Georgia.

While on the travel to my house in Wilmington North Carolina she said she got a flat tire and needed money to get fixed so I went into my cash app and she said to send it to her Husband

Dana Dixon for 100.00.

Then a few hours later she texted me and said they got stopped by the police stating they could not deliver in North Carolina because they did not have a permit. So I sent another 50.00 dollars to her husband again from my cash app and then they said they needed 200.00 to pay for permit. At that point I said no more.

I had to send the 450.00 to her son’s account threw my PayPal in the beginning and his name was Enrico Palmer.

I requested a refund from PayPal and cash app but no results.

So I’m out of 625.00 because I was believing everything she said.

So I still want my money back.

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- Albion, MI, USA
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Dog purchased from breeder on facebook. Seller & courier said dog was in transit but then courier began requesting additional fees for crate, rabies, city permit, etc and making threats against quartantine of dog, vet expenses and non delivery if not paid. No refunded fees and no dog delivered.

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- Tell City, IN, USA
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On March 21, 2023, I thought I was purchasing a teacup Maltese puppy. I paid $622.39 through PayPal with my CitiBank credit card. They told me that the shipping would be $200.00 payable through PayPal with my bank card. I paid and on March 23, 2023 Jimteacupmaltesehome.com called me and told me the puppy was at the airport and gave me SilvaFox Pet Courier Agency would let me know about the flight to the nearest airport. After they sent me the flight information, they then emailed me with a crate charge of $1000.00 $1200.00 or $1500.00 which I would get 95% of that money back when I pick the puppy at the airport. I did not have the money for the crate, so I got no puppy. Ii would like to get my money back. I have been scammed.

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- Tell City, IN, USA
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Paid $600 for a Maltese puppy. Then I pai $200 for shipping then the SilvaFox Pet Courier Agency out of Chicago, IL. Wanted $1,500 for a crate. Of course, I could not pay that amount. I called both Jimteacupmaltese.com (402)382-1663 Omaha NE, and SilvaFox. Neither returned my calls.

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- Granite City, IL, USA
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Claims to be liscened dog breeder for 10 years , only wants money through Zelle or cash app says can’t use PayPal goods and services “someone hacked them before “ but then turns around 2 sentences later and says they are at max in their PayPal account, but then 2 emails later states he’s setting it up pushes for payment and pushes to

“Ship

The puppy “

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- Lake Placid, FL, USA
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My husband started searching for Vizsla breeders in Florida and Vizslas Creek popped up. He sent me the link so I can contact the breeders. I did and immediately received a text then an email. I had already selected my choice of the available puppies so he did send beautiful pics and even a video of the lovely girl. In my email I did ask about what guarantee we had and that i didnt feel completely comfortable sending money in hopes that I would be sent a dog. The reply was that i was an excellent choice for the dog and began to tell how to proceed but never addressed my major concern. I must say they have lots of information and ask the right questions. Not to mention all the pictures of the dogs. I started to get more suspicious this why I looked them up and saw someone complain about them. I also looked at the other websites they have with different dog breeds but funny how the story and name of dog is the same. SCAM, SCAM SCAM...

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- Paxton, NE, USA
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Scammer has a website posing as a miniature schnauzer dog breeder. Claim to be a wholesome homeschooling family but upon making a phone call to said “business”, it is a person from another country scamming for money thro PayPal. Insists it all be paid through Friends and Family and all upfront. Makes lots of contact with you through emails but has no dogs and when called out on the scan, promptly hung up and disappeared. We believed this to be a legit site and tried to purchase a dog but after several weird vibes after the initial few emails, coming from very poor language usage and insulting and pressuring texts, we realized it was a scam. Thankfully PayPal had lots of safety precautions in place and we also finally realized what was going on.

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- Jber, AK, USA
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Scammer has multiple accounts to send money to that is unverifiable through the business website. Very aggressive through text when payment wasn't fulfilled. I sent a very small amount of funds to confirm some type of payment made and they will continue to follow through with no confirmation other than pictures of the animal. I should have known due to the location provided (Not found) and the phone number provided (Landline traced) which is most likely a burner phone. Cash app is under Monserrat Heredia. The sales contract is a two page document with typos. Sellers information is nonexistent. Just a tactic to get your address and name and phone number associated with that address.

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- Wilkes Barre, PA, USA
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I have purchased a dog off of someone on Facebook. We both signed a contract and I also had a letter showing paid in full. It came time for the dog to be delivered and of course more fees that were refundable, well they kept playing us saying they didn't get it. So, there was no dog delivered.

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- Belgrade, MT, USA
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We contacted Bernese mountain creek via website. They only communicated through email. We paid $1000 to have a puppy shipped to us through a "reputable transport company". They are now saying due to weather conditions, delivery is delayed. Won't answer phone calls.

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I am in a similar situation with them. Did you ever get the puppy?

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- Wadsworth, NV, USA
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Selling puppies and then charging a large amount for a crate to ship them in. No puppies arrived.

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I was searching to buy a puppy from a breeder and the page’highlanddoodles638’ had 15k followers in instagram. Their both instagram and facebook page in the name of James Barren looked legit. I read each comments under their videos and pictures to see if anyone had mentioned scam but didnt find any. I have messaged them and they have replied genuinely. They said the puppy will be delivered through nanny service to my home or I might have to go and collect from airport. I have paid for a toy golden doodle. The date of delivery was April 26th 2023. And at the same day I found that they have blocked me. No response from them.

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- Reidsville, NC, USA
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Advertised on website and Facebook that a puppy name Lily was for sale for $1,200. The fee included the delivery by a "pet nanny" from a service called Best Delivery Agency. We paid a deposit of $600 using Zelle, received a tracking number from the delivery agency via email then another email from the delivery agency stating "due to current weather conditions" a special crate would need to be rented and used ranging in prices from $1,800, $1,500 and $950 and stating this fee would be refunded upon delivery if we did not want to keep the crate before they would continue with the delivery. Seller also sent me a text to ensure i saw the email from the delivery agency. I responded to both stating the seller could pay the additional crate fee and be refunded since their price was supposed to include the delivery fee. Seller no longer responds to text, email nor will they answer the phone and the delivery agency responded stating it was not the responsibility of the seller and they would not reach out to them for the crate fee. I have requested my money be returned multiple times and have not received a response.

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- Loudon, TN, USA
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The details of the scam are exactly the same as Scam Number 702752 with one exception. The amount I lost was $725. Even the name of the puppy (Lily) was the same.

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