Augusta Derek Coffie

Victim Location 97023
Total money lost $500
Type of a scam Online Purchase

Found the perfect blue nose pitbull puppy on this site named Ella and was ready to get her. So I messaged them immediately and they were on the other side of the country from me unfortunately. He said Norfolk Virginia. So I was going to get her shipped. She was $950 with shipping and I made the mistake of using Zelle for the transfer which has absolutely no protection. Luckily I had a $500 limit and something was off so right after I sent it I looked up his full name Augusta Derek Coffie and immediately puppy scams popped up. I really wish I would’ve had his full name before because I would’ve found all this out. I did a lot of research and when I sent the money right before it went through “Augusta M” popped up. When I asked if this was him he said yes that’s him. Through my research I believe his real name could be “Augusta Mensah-Coffie”. But I’ll let the police sort that out cause I can’t say for sure yet I could be wrong. When I messaged him and told him I was going to the authorities he just laughed at me and told me he was in Nigeria... Be careful out there. He was really good. The site is pro. I even talked to him on the phone for a half hour and he answered all of my questions sent me photos of the parents and even a video of her playing. And when I told him I had serious doubts about puppy scams out there he was so reassuring and even thanked me for being so thorough and wanting a good home for his baby. Wow he was good...