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- Saint Augustine, FL, USA
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I googled Australian Shepherds for sale near me. A sponsored ad popped up advertising Springs Australian Shepherds and showed pictures of several puppies.

I reached out to them and expressed interest in 2 of the puppies. The website appears scripted but stated that this couple had been breeding and selling puppies for over 10 years. I could not find any information online about the business, the names of either person listed including searches on the BBB, Facebook, Instagram or elsewhere. Every question I had was answered with the same scripted verse out of the ad. When I asked to video chat with them to see the puppies and their parents in person I was told they were unable to video chat

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- San Diego, CA, USA
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Found a pet breeder on facebook called "AussieMountain doodles" located in Pittsburgh. i contacted the seller thru facebook chat and spoke with them about getting a puppy. i tried asking the seller if i can contact them by phone and they kept saying they are too busy to talk to me. so we we continued to talk over chat. i agreed to send them a deposit of $800 thru venmo, then another $900 thru apple pay because the seller said they were having issue with their venmo account. so i paid a total of $1700 for the puppy which included the delivery cost . at this point I'm told they will send me the puppy thru a pet delivery server "George Collins?Pittsburgh, PA?415 598 [email protected]" this is when the problems start coming up. i received an email from the pet delivery Service saying they got the puppy with the wrong crate for shipping, which i am somehow responsible for now, and they wanted $1650 (which they said was 100% refundable when the puppy is delivered to me) . and after some back and fort between the seller and pet delivery i finally agreed to send them the money. once they got the money, i was told that we are good and the puppy was schedule to be shipped to me. the day the puppy was supposed to be shipped, i got a text from George (form the pet delivery service that there was a problem and i would get an email. so soon after i get an email saying that my "package" was on hold in customs due to missing insurance paperwork and they needed another $2650 (which again i'm told is refundable). to get the puppy delivered. this is now the second time i am being asked to pay for issue that came up out of my control by the seller or delivery service. i replied to the email from the delivery service asking how this happened and why did they not include the needed paperwork with the puppy, with no response. i contact the seller and she just kept pushing for me to pay the $2650. so after more back and fort discussion thru chat. i was done sending them any more money. the seller and delivery service both refused to give me a refund. i have more detail on this, i have saved the chats we had thru facebook and the emails from the pet delivery service. so right now i am out $3350 from the seller and delivery service. the is an additional cost of $1650 that i lost, when i tried to send the delivery service money thru google pay. they had given me a Zelle account to pay them at first, but Zelle was limited to the amount you can send, so i switched to sending the money thru google pay using the same info they gave me for Zelle, but found out that they use a different account info for google pay, so i'm not sure where that money went to, so i am working with my bank to get my money back on that.

seller account for venmo is Muffin hart@MKdaBADDesTTT

seller's apple pay phone info is 7069519161 facebook https://www.facebook.com/Aussie-Mountain-Doodles-111044118409161

pet delivery service info

George Collins?Pittsburgh, PA?415 598 [email protected]

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- Fleming Island, FL, USA
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wholesalesupplyusa2022 from eBay made it look like the purchase I made using my email of *************************t (eBay email) was delivered to my address via USPS ***** ******* ********) when they were not. I opened a PayPal case that has not been resolved but the scammer tried to convince me to close the scam so he can keep the money he made from this mail fraud case. PayPal case info: ******************

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- Huntington, AR, USA
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It was suppose to be a tea cup Pomeranian with a little tan on his face, the dog would be all white otherwise.  The ladies name is Kamaria Givhan.  She showed me documents for owner docs, shipping.  I paid $500.00 I asked her would there be additional charges and the lady stated "NO" but I came out of pocket $300.00.  She wanted me to pay for insurance for the dog and the crate and they stated that I could be sued for pet endangerment, but I did not have enough money to pay that additional $500.00 for the insurance.  I want the dog so bad, but I do not believe I will get the dog. 

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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Was told I was being sold a puppy through instagram. Asked for payment to be sent through zelle, when it came to shipping the puppy it was a whole other scam where I was asked to send more money for a crate for shipment.

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- Carriere, MS, USA
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Wouldn't let me pay through PayPal or Venmo I had to try cash app but it failed 2 times and my bank still took the money out so I had to go get a visa credit card and take pictures of it and send to them and now I have to pay 650 for insurance for the puppy which they wanted me to go buy a credit card just like the lady wanted or through chime google cash app or another one the shipping company sounds scammy also I sent the 650 through Google cash app I sent it too flypets logistics but it went to flypetsforstates.com he said I needed to send it [email protected] so I believe it's all a scam can you look on your end of and the delivery places #9494148305 supposedly the tracking number is SEW9364148305 please help so I don't loose more money thanks

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- Millers Creek, NC, USA
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I purchased a puppy from “free rescued dogs for adoption and puppies for sale” on Facebook for $200, paid thru PayPal to Elizabeth Grijalva at [email protected]. He then set up shipping through global shipping logistics service. This company contacted me via text from (480) 788-2555 a google phone number and insisted I had to rent a special crate for the puppy to fly in for $470, if I didn’t she couldn’t fly. They threatened that the puppy would be sent to quarantine as abandoned and I would be taken to court. I paid the $470 and then they came back to me that I also had to pay for travel insurance of $380 plus $100 for a delivery fee to [email protected] via PayPal. Again with the threats of court and quarantine. So I paid $480 + $4.99 PayPal fee and Puppy was put on plane. I woke up to find out that the puppy was in TN and now they wanted a city permit fee of $650 to fly her to NC. I refused to pay and accused them of being a scam.

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- Orlando, FL, USA
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Sent in $500 for deposit and the rest in increments that was agreed upon. Randy Miller and Mason Trial were in constant contact about how the dog was doing and what I needed for the puppy’s well being. The scam is the same for the groups: they post fraudulent pics of pups in happy homes with captions like “thank you (insert breeder name) for the pup. I was skeptic at first but now (dog name) is here” they will also constantly post pics of pups asking you to directly message them for prices or information. Several members of group not labeled as admin will also “vouch” for breeder saying that they received or previously purchased a pup from the breeder

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- Saint Clair Shores, MI, USA
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Tried adopting a labrador from greatenglishlabradors.com, signed a contract with our adress and phone number along with his. We seemed skeptical wed be getting a lab for 500 dollars and having it flown in from Pittsburgh and delivered to brighton MI area for 200 more dollars. Since we seemed skeptical he said we could send $250 down and send the rest once the puppy arrived. Trade contract and website seemed legit so we sent half down. He (azyuna jones) than said he needed the 200 extra to ship the puppy. But to send that transaction through his daughters zelle accout instead of the original. Too many red flags made us back out and ask for our 350 deposit back, he has not replied to multiple emails, the website appears to be suspended, and hes not answering calls.

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- Edwards, CO, USA
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I inquired about a Vizsla puppy for sale on the Vizsla Creek website. They list "available" puppies. I was told the one I wanted was still available. I was told they required a $500 deposit to get the dog off the website. They also indicated the puppies were 50% off for a limited time as a new litter was coming in. I went back and forth stating my son had died, so we were looking for a companion and wanted to eventually breed these dogs. The person "James Smith" sent me an email stating they had approved me and he needed the money to reserve the puppy. He indicated he was in Colorado Springs, which I said great, as I was coming into that area for a soccer tournament and could pick up the pup Sunday.

He asked me to use Venmo and said he was using his daughter's account. I thought it odd he didn't have an account. Over the course of the week I was traveling and he kept asking for the remaining $300. I told him I would work on this when I got back home. I signed the "Bill of Sale" which has a CO Springs address on it. He kept demanding the money and I said I would bring cash on Sunday. I kept asking for a time to meet and confirmation of such. He kept getting more demanding on me making the next payment on Venmo or Zelle, saying the rest of the paperwork takes time to complete. I kept pushing back saying we could finalize the paperwok when I am there. Also, it is indicated on his site you can have a full refund. At one point, after such harassing, I said I was uncomfortable and I wanted a full refund via Venmo. He then indicated he could not refund me and I already took the spot of other prospects.

I tried the 2 accounts he gave me Friday and then came up "declined" on Venmo. These were different than the first account I had paid the money on. I then kept texting him saying let's call this off or establish a time to meet. He asked me to try Zelle. I then looked at the email he provided, a new name again, and took a screen shot of the warning Zelle has regarding scam, specifically fake puppy sales. After I put then in, he actually called me. Was yelling at me saying he needed me to find another way to complete the sale. I told him to take a photo of the puppy. He said he was at work. I told him I would wait until he did this later.

After this, I checked my bank and the original $500 had been deposited into his account. I texted asking to be refunded my venmo account. I also told him I would expose this scam and the website.

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- Fort Stewart, GA, USA
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I contacted a breeder about a bernese mountain puppy paid a deposit for the puppy and was told he would be shipped that same day. I was contacted by the shipping company who asked for more money for shipping insurance as well as an upgraded kennel for shipment. I sent the money not thinking about it they told me they did not recieve the funds and asked for it to be sent again and again

The breeder has told me they are a solid delivery service but he is not longer in contact with me either

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- Fort Stewart, GA, USA
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I was in the process of having a puppy delivered from a breeder i was told the puppy was dropped off with this comapny and they would send me shipping information. Upon the receiving of the shipping information i was advised that i needed to purchase pet insurance for travel which i did not thinking about it.... i was then told i needed an upgraded kennel for travel again not thinking about it i sent the money they told me the funds never went through and to send it again.... the money is pending from my bank.

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- Cassopolis, MI, USA
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The scammer had a very believable website selling tea cup chihuahuas. After contacting them they convinced us to send them $599 for the dog and shipment, which we did using Zelle. They gave us information Zelle needed for us to send the money (name: Rondell Newton and an email [email protected]). We could not retract the zelle payment.

After we got suspicious we looked up scams in the ScamPulse.com website. We found their website was already listed as a scam.

We thank the ScamPulse.com website for having Good home teacup chihuahuas listed as a scam so this will not escalate into what the previous scam victim went through.

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- North Bennington, VT, USA
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Went to the website to look for a cocker puppy. Website looked legitimate despite the absence of a telephone number or address. Requested to see info on an available puppy. Did a Google check on the photos and did not appear to be copied. He wanted to just correspond on email but when I didn’t reply fast enough he texted. Even offered free delivery of the dog. Requested name, address, nearest airport at first. Keep on pushing me to pay $800 for dog before he would send contract. Payment was to be Apple Pay, Google Pay or Zelle. I tried to wire the fee through my bank which offered Zelle. They immediately put a 24 hour stay in the transfer because they believed it was a scam. I then asked the scammer to call me which he did. He has a foreign accent and claimed to be from Australia originally. I told him he was a scammer which he denied still trying to have me forward the funds by stating he was a Christian man and would not steal money from anyone. I then asked for his address which turned out to be a medical center in Pittsburg. Thanks to my bank and further questioning I was able to determine the fraud.

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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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This guys on Facebook advertising him self as a middle man for puppy breeders and he is selling puppies from all the reviews everything seem real and I made a deposit of 700$ to reserve a puppy be unfortunately I can no long get the puppy so I made it know to him and he said he would refund me it has been weeks and every time I contact him he comes up with all sorts of story as to why I have to wait and I can’t get my money back . I believe that he is a scammer

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- Ogden, UT, USA
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I was attempting to buy a puppy online. I submitted my name and phone number through their website. Then I began to get text messages. I kept questioning them about being legit and to provide proof. They thought sending pictures of the puppy shows proof. Not so much. They never provided proof and seems offended that I was questioning their integrity. Replaying with comments like I am the father of x number of children, am a christian and care more about placing puppies with good homes and making money etc. The cost was 1/4 of what other breeders were charging. After about 5 text messages back and forth I told him that I wasn't convinced and attached a link for AKC about signs to look for to determine fraud. I never heard from him again.

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Thank you for this. I was just in contact with them. Shared a picture of your post and viola … never heard from them again.

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My husband attempted to purchase a 10wk old dachshund puppy online from Varchase Dachshund. They are listed as being from Amarillo Texas. My husband filled out their online request form. Emails were sent back and forth. It seemed legit. My husband made a payment via the Zelle app. When he asked to verify a pick up date/time of the dog, Varchase Dachshunds quit responding. Repeated attempts have been made. My husband called his bank to stop payment but they said it had cleared immediately and there was nothing they could do.

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They pretended to be dog breeders and sell dogs online. Showed pictures and videos of the dog. When time came to ship the dog to us they asked for more money.

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- Harrisburg, NC, USA
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Was going to purchase a puppy, gave them name, address and cell phone #. They sent me information to pay via Apple Pay - 1 (240)784-3044 and Zelle - [email protected] Name Speranza. I tried to make payment and fortunately I typed in the wrong email address and was able to cancel payment. When he confirmed he had not received payment, he sent me another email address - [email protected] with the name of Abimael Ruiz. I question him as to how the first account was not valid and he said he was "old school" and didn't know how technology things work" I emailed him back and stated my concerns the neither name matched his of Charles Harrison. Haven't heard back from him

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- Newark, DE, USA
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On 5/15/2023, contacted this alleged Nebraska Chihuahua breeder to purchase a 10-week old Chihuahua puppy for $600.00, plus $230 for shipping. I spoke to a man named "Mark", who described their process for puppy purchases, which at that time appeared reasonable. He asked which payment method "can I handle zelle or cashapp." I told him that I didn't know about those ways to pay but could use my credit card. He agreed to take the credit card payment. I provided my credit card number, for a total payment of $830. Later that day, he contacted me saying the payment wouldn't go through, and to contact my credit card company to approve the purchase, which I did. Yesterday (5/16/2023) "Mark" contacted me, advising that he would need an additional $1,000 for an air-conditioned crate for the puppy, due to the hot conditions during the flight, and which 98% of that $1,000 would be refunded upon delivery of the puppy. I did not provide/approve the additional payment and requested that the puppy be shipped another day this week (weather permitting). He said he would get back to me. Something seemed fishy - I logged in to my credit card account. I learned that the payment (in Pending status) was being sent to Nigeria (NG). I called "Mark" back and asked why the payment was being sent to Nigeria, and he replied that he had "several accounts". I immediately contacted my credit card company to put a stop-payment/freeze on the account that I suspected fraud. That couldn't be done because the payment hadn't cleared their "Pending" statut, but the credit card company cancelled the card/card number, and once the payment cleared to file a dispute. I called "Mark", at "Rose Chihuahua Puppies" again, requesting to cancel the puppy order and provide a full refund, to which he advised that a full refund was not possible, because he had to pay for shipping out of his own pocket, and would only be able to refund $650 and "should" receive that amount by the end of the week. Also, I contacted the shipping company that he said he was using - "Blue Collar Transport" - (888.208.6669/bluecollarpettransport.com) - to ask if this breeder was a customer of theirs and about "air-conditioned" crates. The Receptionist at Blue Collar advised me that she had received several calls in the past week about this breeder and his shipping methods, further advising that her company is a ground-transport pet service - No air transport - and believed I (and her several other callers) were scammed, which I believe as well. Today 5/17/2023), checking my credit card account, I found that "Rose Chihuahua" had submitted another charge of $986.10 - I immediately called my credit card company again, and they advised again that I would have to wait for that charge to clear "Pending" status and to file a dispute.

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