Healthy Bengal 4 Homes Healthy Home Bengals

Victim Location 89149
Total money lost $2,690
Type of a scam Online Purchase

We found their website in June 2022 and selected a cat to purchase using the "buy" button. The sellers contacted us via email as well as SMS text messages. They requested payment for the cat + shipping via Wells Fargo Zelle. Once paid we were contacted by the shipping company to pay additionally for a crate for the cat for the transport. Payment again via Wells Fargo Zelle. Once paid we received a notification that the cat was now held by a City Animal Control department in Milwaukee and the cat will be held until we purchase a pet life insurance. When we declined to pay for this the communication ended. We contacted both parties multiple times to get our money back, but nobody returned our calls, SMS messages or emails.

Here all the information I have about the cat seller and the shipping company:

The Cat Sellers:

Healthy Bengal 4 Homes, Healthy Home Bengals

Nigel Jones, Nancy Wood, Bonnie Pope (for Zelle payment)

3018 Nash Road

Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 (Hennepin County)

Maplewood, MN (was mentioned in an SMS as the location)

Phone: +1 (507) 203-2962

[email protected]

www.healthybengal4homes.com

Payment via Wells Fargo Zelle:

[email protected] (failed, unregistered)

[email protected] (worked, but now unregistered)

The Shipping Company:

Cargo Wide Int

Paul Eugene Smith (Primary Contact)

Pedro Santos/Donna Christopher (Delivery Agents)

Phone: +1 (218) 389-8780

Text: +1 (262) 299-3416

[email protected]

https://www.cargowideint.com

Payment via Wells Fargo Zelle:

[email protected]