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- Charlotte, NC, USA • Mar 25, 2024

They seem to have a fake puppy business for specific dog breeds. The website was launched recently and registered to the Netherlands. The scammer wanted me to put down a $400 deposit for a boxer puppy. I cannot find them on any breeder website. They are using a VOIP number

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If you are a victim of this scam,please comment and let us know what method of payment you used and if you filed a police report and a complaint online. Use Bing then Google when searching the internet. Bing seems to have more results then Google.

Puppy scammers do get arrested and do face jail time. This is why it is important to file a police report and a complaint with IC3 (if in the US) or scamwatch.gov.au if in Australia ect. I don't matter where the scammer is located, you should still file a complaint. Please read below..
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In the US ...
1.first ... file a police report (you don't have to but it may help)
2. second ... file a complaint at http://www.ic3.gov (IC3 Complaint Referral Form) and include the police report case number near the bottom of the form.
3. go to https://reportfraud.ftc.gov click report now. Please include police report case number...
4.go to https://secure.nclforms.org/nficweb/OnlineComplaintForm.aspx

If you send money to this scammer, please
In Australia ...
1.first. .. file a police report (you don't have to but it may help)
2 third: file a complaint at http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900 and include the police report case number
https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/report/are-you-a-victim-of-cybercrime
include the police report case number

In the UK ...
1.first ... file a police report (you don't have to but it may help)
2. second ... file a complaint at http://www.actionfraud.police.uk and include the case number of the police report

In Canada ...
If you want to report a fraud, or if you need more information, contact The Canadian Anti- Fraud Center Toll Free 1-888-495-8501 (http://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

In South Africa: http://cybercrime.org.za
https://www.saps.gov.za/dpci/contacts.php
https://www.saps.gov.za/talk/ talk.php
[email protected]

In Switzerland: https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/en/home.html

Hong Kong: https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/02_er_room/cif.html

New Zealand: https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/general-help/scamwatch

In the Philippines: https: // pctc.gov.ph/

Nigeria (most petscams don't originate from Nigeria): https://www.efcc.gov.ng/efcc/records/red-alert

- Raleigh, NC, USA • Mar 21, 2024

I fell for a scam while attempting to grant my cat with a companion. I’m not a typically gullible person, I hate that I fell for this scam. I spent $750 to buy a kitten from a site I had assumed was a legitimate cattery. The site itself made me feel comfortable with my purchase, but also a bit nervous that this option was too good to be true. In this case it was. It is incredibly upsetting that people are now in the business of scamming individuals out of money for a pet companion. After investigating myself with a bunch of reverse google image searches, my heart dropped. Whoever these people are, have a very in-depth scam in the works. They use actual photographs of kittens, cats, testimonials and courier services that they are able to tweak the contact information for. I have personally found the original pictures of a majority of these “kittens available” “our cattery” “our testimonials.” Below is all the information I have gathered myself about this “cattery” as well as the “courier” service they apparently use.

I had initially discovered this “cattery” on 04/14/23 while looking for available Siberian Kittens. I have always adopted my cats from shelters, this is the one time I decided I’d buy a kitten. I started my inquiry about a specific Lynx Point Siberian Kitten named Thor. He was adorable, the emails back and forth provided more pictures and even a video about this supposed purchasable kitten. I initially had no reason to question the authenticity of this cattery, they had asked the proper questions about cat ownership. I eagerly responded with my over 20 years of cat ownership experience. This cattery then responded that I had been approved based on my answers to their questions. Again, I was ecstatic. The person that I was in contact with said that Zelle was the way they took their payments. I use Zelle regularly for sending money to friends and family. It wasn’t until I was in the process of sending the money that Zelle wanted to verify who I would be sending the money to. I disregarded the question of whether or not the person I was sending money to was a legitimate company because, again, I was ecstatic to receive this kitten. I hit send without hesitation. I thought I was lucky to find this small cattery that was able to provide this kitten to me. The person I was in contact with then asked how soon I would like to receive the proposed kitten. I set up a Sunday delivery after questioning the health and safety of the kitten during its travels. The individual I was speaking to via email, guaranteed the health and safety of the kitten and assured me the courier service would contact me the following day (Saturday March 15th) I had mentioned to this individual that I do not answer phone calls from numbers I do not know and verified where the number would be originating from. This individual mentioned the courier service would be an Oklahoma area code, no further information. I personally do not know Oklahoma area codes off the top of my head, this is where my questions about the authenticity of this cattery started to take over.

From this point on, my enthusiasm about the possibility of receiving a new kitten slowly faded. I have found many pictures from this “cattery” to be linked to various other websites which include other legitimate catteries, pet grooming services and articles about pets.

My last communication with this “cattery” was on 03/17/2024 at 5:53 p.m. emailing the initial contact about all of the information I had found to discredit them.

To this day 03/21/24, I have yet to receive a response from that contact.

On 03/18/24 I received an email from “Coming 2 U Pets Courier Service” initiating the delivery of this kitten. Again, this was the following morning after emailing the initial contact that I had discovered the scam that they were involved in. They had a lengthy email that listed an individual “Linda” who I had never had any contact with. There was never any last name, no physical address other than city and zip code.

Looking into this company and the logo that was displayed at the top of the email, I looked up the real company.

The email address I received from this “company” was [email protected]

The actual email address from this company is [email protected]

I have already reached out to this company to let them know someone is using their name, logo and services to fulfill their scam.

The phone number they gave me was an Ohio based area code, even though the initial contact confirmed it would be an Oklahoma based area code. Red flags all around.

I have also reached out to the catteries that had photos stolen from this site.

I know I will never get my money back, I just hope nobody ever falls for this scam. It breaks my heart that this is what people are doing nowadays.

- Berkeley, CA, USA • Mar 20, 2024

Owner described dog in the purchase agreement/contract as "fully trained, AKC level 2 canine good citizen titled", fully vaccinated with current, complete and accurate medical records. When dog was received, he was not properly vaccinated, medical records were deficient, the obedience title was not provided, and the dog did not show knowledge of even basic training, did not even know his own name. Through communication with owner, he agreed to reimburse for the vaccines and to consider partial reimbursement for the training and temperament of the dog that were not as described. However, every attempt to get this reimbursement from the owner was met with delay and postponement by him - always an excuse - he is ill, then his aunt died, then his business was burglarized, then he needed to get a form from a lawyer, etc. Weeks have gone by and still no resolution. A deep dive into reviews online show others who got got dogs from him that turned out to be sick and he agreed to reimburse for the vet bills, but never did.

- Asheville, NC, USA • Mar 19, 2024

Scammed me out of puppies. I was trying to buy 3 pom puppies for 570. Females 190 males 180. I was contacted by a Daniel, asked was I still interested in a pom puppy. Was told she seen my ISO on Craigslist so I didn't think much of it. I sent deposit. Went to meet today, said phone was dying and asked could I send the other half so when we meet she could make sure we got it. She never showed up. Never called back never got in touch with me. And apparently I'm just out of 570 dollars

- Scottsbluff, NE, USA • Mar 19, 2024

This site says they are selling Aussie puppies and will ship to anywhere. We paid $800.00 that they said would be $600.00 for the puppy and $200.00 for shipping. The next day they sent us an email that they were shipping the puppy but we needed to call the shipping company because they need us to rent a thermal crate for the puppy to be shipped in. That company asked for $1500.00 for a rental fee for the crate and that is when we told the seller we would not be able to afford the crate fee and needed a refund for the cost of the puppy. The seller stopped communication after telling me we would get nothing.

- Montville, NJ, USA • Mar 18, 2024

Purchased a dog from a breeder who was also fake and worked with the flightnannypetcompany for shipping. They setup a confirmation page to show it was legitimate to ask for the money to ship the dog. Nothing was received.

- Roanoke, VA, USA • Mar 18, 2024

My husband thought he purchased a miniture highland cow from a fake business named Miniture Highland Cattle Farm. The $1,600 was supposed to cover all costs, includong shipping. The representative he spoke with said his name was Prince Will, cell number 406-717-2415, email [email protected]. My husband sent him $1,600 through Zelle. Then someone from Black Ball Transport, website blackballtransport.com, said we had to send them another $2,500 to ship the cow to us. They would not send us pictures of the cow.

- Benton, AR, USA • Mar 18, 2024

Told me that the airline required a thermal electronic crate after I was told by the cattery owner the total cost of delivery to my door from Oklahoma to Arkansas was 500 for the kitten and 250 for delivery. Then the supposed courier service emailed saying everything was good to go but the airline required a thermal Electronic crate that costed between $850 and $1300 depnding on which one I wanted. Once the cat was delivered and the crate reurned I would be reimbersed the cost minus $30 for the rental. Payment was supposed to be through Zelle. Once I told him I would not pay it I didn't hear another word from him or the supposed cattery owner whose $750 was made through Google Pay.

- Peru, IN, USA • Mar 17, 2024

They were supposed to be transporting kittens to me in IN from a person in PA. And said that they couldn't transport them until I paid $1000 for pet insurance by Zelle. That supposedly would be refunded upon delivery.

- Meriden, CT, USA • Mar 13, 2024

We wanted to purchase a bird online. This guy says wife passed away and had to get rid of her birds so we attempted to get the bird from the gentleman and he gave us all details. The whole 9 yards and then found out nothing was legit In the meantime, he took 300.

- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA • Mar 12, 2024

I tried a purchase a kitten through Facebook. I paid money for the kitten. When it didn't arrive on Saturday, I followed up with them. They kept asking for more money instead of getting me the kitten. They sent pictures of the kitten. Some of the pictures later on didn't match the kitten I thought I was buying.

- Tucson, AZ, USA • Mar 11, 2024

I was looking for Scottish fold kittens online and i saw a website that was sponsored by google which gave me peace of mind. We contacted them after finding a kitten we liked, they said her name was Gilia and she was 800 and that they do next day shipping to Arizona for an extra 200, we were skeptical so we asked how we know if they’re legit they said we sign a contract for extra peace of mind so we sent them $1000 then their “shipping” company sent an email saying that we needed to pay for pet insurance to proceed with delivery and that was $1495 but it was refundable upon delivery then the next day we got another email saying that the crate provided by the seller wasn’t safe and that because of new regulations we need to rent the kitten another up to standard crate which was $1190 which was supposed to be refundable as well. They told us she’ll be here Saturday and it’s Monday. But no one has told us any updates nor will the seller respond to any messages or calls. I would honestly just like my money back. I didn’t think to look more into the images and information provided on the website because google recommended them as trustworthy and even sponsors them but looking more into the website now it looks sketchy and I feel dumb for falling for it but google sponsoring it really made me blind. We sent money through zelle we sent $1000 to [email protected] and $2685 to [email protected]

- Whitetop, VA, USA • Mar 10, 2024

1190 dollars plus paypal charges for beautiful miniature goat that never came. 49O paid via paypal for goat herself ; 10O for “foods and vitamins to get started and toys”; After declined proposed “required by vet “additional cost of 1400 for special capacious crate, accepted then offered 600 deposit via paypal (with promised refund upon delivery) for imaginary special-vet- required-for-transport (after supposed exam of goat) heated crate with vet approved design and ventilation. However the beautiful little goat in photos was never came. The seller did not answer calls via voice even once (never heard their voice tho paypal recipient was Carolina Gomez.) and they texted replies hours later if deigning to respond at all , with many hours delayed response & “sorry ma’am my phone was broke” or “sorry I was busy” and consistently failing to answer phone calls even the multiple times my call back was immediately after her text reply. A separate text from her number offered the goat for 2500 and stated that my (affirmed) paypal payments were never received. The imaginary delivery people keep emailing (but not responding to phone calls) saying why delivery was repeatedly delayed over two days.

- Westbrook, CT, USA • Mar 09, 2024

Bought 2 kittens from Siberian breeder online. $500 per kitten plus $250 for transportation. Paid with Zelle and Venmo. Breeder took kittens to Coming2UPet Couriers service, 8545 AirportPlaza,OK City for transportation to CT and next chapter of scams occurred. They wanted $1,300 deposit by Zelle but action was cancelled cause money wouldn't clear til Monday..Cats would sit in airport til they got the money. Money was for Thermal pet carrier for flights. Said money $ 1,250 would be refunded when carrier was returned. They drew up fake refund papers to be sent with carriers. Wanted payment. They wanted Apple Gift cards for payment. They got the cards and money. Cats were supposedly sent to Dallas Fort Worth Airport and waiting to go to Chicago then to CT first thing in am and arrive in CT at 11:37 by American Airlines. Sent tracking info & flight # on believable web sight. Thurs morning they wanted another $2,000 for pet insurance that "the US government required!! We yelled scam and called the FBI Senior Fraud division to file complaint. The transport people Coming2upetcourierservice told us we would be responsible for abandonment!! We feel that the Breeders and the transport Service were working together to scam us and there were never any Siberian Kittens anywhere! Coming2UPetCourierService, 8545 Airport Plaza.OK City, OK email: [email protected] Phone:440-345-6385 The pet couriers got $1,300 from us!

• Mar 06, 2024

Contacted Facebook group "Golden Doodles up for adoption" on 2/16 messaged the admin about a dog that was up for adoption. They explained that she was still available and that the family had to give her up because of their health issues. The price explained to me up front was a $600 adoption fee with a $310 shipping fee. The dog was coming from El Paso, Texas to Phoenix, Az and they were aware they were shipping the dog. I then agreed to the total price of $910 and gave all info like email, etc to get information. They asked for to pay with cash app and I was unable to use cash app, so I paid with Zelle. They said great, we will get with you on Monday 2/19 and you should receive email then from the shipping place. I never received anything and the admin proceeded to be the middle person and letting me know what they were saying. 1st thing was they were wanting a $1000 insurance fee for shipping the dog on the airplane. I was skeptical, but was told I would get this money back once the dog arrived to me. I then paid the $1000 through Zelle to a different person. Next they said they needed $950 fee for a crate and that I would be refunded for that also upon arrival of the dog. I sent through Zelle also to the same person I paid the original $910. Next thing was I had to pay a fee of $920 because the dog did not have a resident permit. I told them I could not afford anymore money and the admin kept saying I will pay some if you can pay at least $550. Sent the $550 to a different Zelle account at this time. Then they came up with an excuse to say they couldn't use their Zelle to pay whoever because of limit reasons and wanted me to send at least $500 to a different account. I told them I had no funds left and they proceeded to ask me to get a money card from Walmart to cover it. I finally got the $500 and had to send thru apple pay to a random #. After thinking I had paid everything I thought she would be here on 2/20. She still never arrives and then next thing was I needed to cover expenses to a nanny that took care of her for 1 day because of the delay. They were asking $700 for the nanny and $50 for gas for the admin "driving" to this so called shipping place to get things straightened out. Paid the $750 through Apple Pay to original place I sent the first payment to. Then they said oh you need to pay another $500 for another crate fee since its a different day. I sadly paid the $500 through Apple Pay to the same account as of original. Thinking at this point she will get to me after so much money and emotional turmoil I had been through. 2/20 The admin of the group said I would have her by 2/21 that evening. The next thing on 2/21 they said the dog needed a microchip before traveling and it was going to cost me $850. I refused to pay the fee because of all of the other money they had taken from me. The admin said pretty much you will not get your dog unless you pay this fee saying they would pay $300 of it to "help" out with it. I still refused to pay and they just kept promising that, that was the last fee to be paid and that I would get all of this back only when I receive the dog. They kept begging for me to pay more money and then the next thing was on 2/26 the dog somehow got hurt and they wanted me to pay $500 for the expenses of that as well. I have yet to send anymore money than the $5,160 sent already and still have not received a dog.

- Middle Island, NY, USA • Mar 06, 2024

they have kittens for sale on thier website , but theres no real information about the cats , and i also found mutliple photos of the same cat, and when i asked for more photos, it wasent even the same cat. they dont answer their phones , dont have a real google listing and claims to have lived in a apartment but owns the whole thing.

- San Jose, CA, USA • Mar 05, 2024

I bought two kittens from https://siberiandreamcattery.com and they contracted https://coming2upetcourierservice.com/ to safely deliver them from Oklahoma to California. Having never bought a cat this way, I didn’t know what to expect. When the courier said the kittens needed a temperature controlled crate, that sounded reasonable to me, so I paid a refundable rental fee of $1300 dollars. Everything was good to go, the kittens flew out of Oklahoma to Seattle, Washington. I have a tracking number, everything looks legit. The kittens arrive in Seattle and the courier company contacts me again, and say, the kittens need additional insurance to the tune of $2000. Now the red flags are flashing. I call, we argue, they guarantee everything is refundable upon delivery of the kittens. I believe my kittens are sitting in an airport, the courier service is playing on my heart strings, against my better judgment, I pay the money. Then the courier service contacts me and says the kittens are stuck in a mini quarantine due to another animal getting sick, they will have to stay in Washington overnight. At this point, I’m fairly certain I’m being scammed, but I’m holding out hope because I want my kittens. However, the next morning they email again to say the kittens are out of quarantine and ready to fly, but need an additional $1000 in insurance. Now I know, I’m being scammed. To verify I called Seattle Tacoma international airport and asked about the quarantine; they said that never happened. Now I’m convinced. The cats never existed and the whole thing is some elaborate scam. On paper, it looks very real, nothing looked faked. I’m very upset and sad about my kittens.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA • Feb 28, 2024

We were told male pups were 900 and the deposit was 300 and we could make the rest of the payment in monthly installments. A location was agreed on to get the pup. Deposit was to be sent via chime as we did. On the way to the location he said we needed to send 200 in order to file the abkc paperwork. We sent it and he told us he was heading to the location with the pup. We arrive to the location about 4:30 waiting for two hours. In the midst of that he asked for 349 and we made it clear we were not going to give anymore money until he arrived, he never showed. We told me to refund our money, we no longer wanted the pup. He told us it would take a week. The next day he messaged us apologizing and asking drive to us to bring the pup. We gave a location to meet at and made it clear we wasn’t giving any money until he arrived. He said ok and told us he was going to leave right then to head to the location. 2 hours later we asked his eta. He said he was stranded and asked to send him some gas money. We said 25 he said he was driving a hellcat and needed at least 100. Before we ever sent it we asked for footage of the pups and a video of himself to see if it was the guy from the Facebook page. He sent us both videos. After that he said he would be to us in no time and he never showed.

- El Paso, TX, USA • Feb 27, 2024

02/24/2024 - I was looking online for an Italian Greyhound puppy to purchase to help cope with my anxiety. After a google search, I located a puppy (Lisa) that I was interested in buying on Thunder Italian Greyhound (Link: https://thunderitaliangreyhound.com/). I filled out the Contact Us Form on the website to inquire more about the puppy and the costs.

I received a text message from 915-266-2089 from the seller with general information about the puppy. I requested an estimate of the shipping/airplane cost. The seller informed me that the puppy was $600 and the shipping delivery to my doorstep was $200 making a total of $800. The seller sent me pictures of the puppy. I let the seller know that I was interested in moving forward with the process to buy. The seller sent questions to vet me as the buyer. I answered the questions and sent the seller my contact information. The seller said that they accept payment via Zelle, CashApp or Apple Pay. I let the seller know that I preferred Zelle and the seller sent me their Zelle contact and requested a screenshot of payment confirmation. I paid via Zelle and sent the seller the confirmation screenshot. The seller informed me that they will send me the details the next day including a tracking number.

02/25/2024 – I received a text from the seller that I would receive a bill of sales contract. I received the email, and signed and returned the contract to the seller. The seller informed me that the puppy was handed over to the shipping agency and to make sure to work with the shipping agency who would be reaching out to me. I received an email from the shipping agency, Ocean Freight Carriers [email protected] (Website: https://oceanfreightcarriers.com/), informing me that I had to pay an additional $1490 for life insurance for the puppy that would be fully refunded to me once the puppy was received. I was not aware of the additional charge and began to research more information about the shipping agency. I found the following 2 links about the shipping agency and the seller’s website exhibiting fraud:

Oceanfreightcarriers.com is a scam. - PetScams.com (Link: https://petscams.com/pet-delivery-scam/oceanfreightcarriers-com/amp/)

Thunderitaliangreyhound.com is a scam. - PetScams.com (Link: https://petscams.com/puppy-scammer-list/thunderitaliangreyhound-com/amp/)

I texted the seller to let him know that I was not aware of the additional $1490 upfront cost. I called Brian at 3:09pm EST and the number said that the TextNow number was not available. I called the shipping agency 304-584-6502 at 3:13pm EST and a woman answered the phone and said “Hello”. I started to explain who I was and that I as calling about the puppy that I purchased online, and she hung up. I called back at 3:14 pm EST and the recording said that the TextNow number was not available. Brian called me from 915-266-2089 at 3:26pm EST and told me that he spoke with the shipping agency. He said that the shipping agency had a new policy requiring insurance to ship the puppy. I told him that I would like to request a refund. He said that he spent the money for hospital bills and shipping and only had $500 left that he could put towards the insurance cost, and I would pay the remaining amount and reimburse him once I receive the reimbursement for the insurance when the puppy is received. I let him know that this was unprofessional, and I was no longer interested in buying the puppy and requested a full refund and cancellation letter.

After speaking to Brian, I did more research and found that the metadata on the photos that he sent me of the puppy showed that the images were created in October of 2021. The puppy was supposed to be 11 weeks old.

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- Mesa, AZ, USA • Feb 23, 2024

Scammer offered a puppy, once deposit was paid and we refused to sign the contract without vet history they suddenly stopped responding until we found out another person was scammed. They claim to be AKC registered and are not. The previous story was exactly what had happened to us.

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