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Facebook group posts puppies for adoption. They communicate via messenger. John Hoffman is a site administrator and was the main contact for arranging puppy sale and delivery. Other administrators are Shehou Smith.

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I contact Betsy Barnson of Wildwood, Primo kennel through the website AKC Marketplace for a dachshund puppy. I looked through her page where she has many (old pictures, apparently) of a specific color and coat I wanted. We talked for 20 minutes and assured me she could get what I was looking for. Her site said she has a litter available and I needed to send her $500.00 through Zelle (to her brother's account!) to reserve a puppy. Well, no puppy was available for what I was looking for in that litter. She said another litter was due soon so let's wait. This went on for almost a year waiting for the puppy of choice. Finally I said I need my money back because I was looking elsewhere for a puppy. When I told her I found one she insulted that breeder saying she never heard of them so they must be a puppy mill! I've requested 5 times for my deposit back and now I'm being ghosted by her.

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They had a great website with puppies. I inquired and they emailed me asking for a $500 deposit before I came to see the puppy. I looked up the company name and saw someone else was scammed by them.

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- South San Francisco, CA, USA
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I have a lot more screenshots that I can provide to show more proof that I was scammed.

In the screenshot that is uploaded here, is when I become suspicious. I paid for a parrot and he said it can be delivered to my door. He sent me these messages that it can only be shipped if I pay insurance. I didn’t know anything about buying live animals online. This person gets easily furious when I asked for a proof of it, because they never mentioned that before. I sent the final payment and then they sent me incomplete paperwork.

I felt very uneasy about it because he never mentioned having to pay insurance so few hours later I did my research and read this article that I finally then realized I got scammed. I confronted to this scammer, and right away he/she blocked me. His CashApp name is Brian Ndansi.

On their website it says , they accept vemno, PayPal but turns out they only take CashApp. And their location on their web page says it’s in Los Angeles but their map does not match, it shows it’s in England. No real address on it and no phone number is provided. They’re definitely not located in wells, Neveda as they mentioned in the messages.

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- Victor, NY, USA
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On January 10 th I contacted Wolfgang chinese crested website about purchasing a chinese crested dog. He has a well maintained, beautifully designed site. All the info about this breed was on par. Things only breeders or owners if the dog would know. It was owned by Mardree Sullivan. We chose the dog Monica. The site specified that delivery door to door was free until Janusry 25 th.

He asked us to send 1200 through Zelle $750 and $250 which we did on the 1/10/2023. He said we would receive all info on the dog when fee was paid. The next day he texted me saying the dog was just dropped off at PEM LOGISTICS. We then received a conformation from said company. Confirmation gave us a tracking number as well as a time it would arrive, 8 PM. Then we received a text saying we needed to pay $1490 for insurance and it would be refunded in cash upon delivery of the dog. We got suspicious we contacted the breeder and said he needed to pay it be ause our purchase was free shipping. He wrote back some crap about transporting animals snd covid. I researched and found nothing. My husband purchased a insurance policy and gave the number to the PEM LOGISTICS. THey told us to contact breeder. Heard nothing back. We requested our money back and once again have heard nothing. This is a well put together scam. Alot if money in that website.

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On their website amazingcoonkittensforsale.com it says to inquire about a kitten and you will get information on said kitten. I inquired about a specific kitten and they got back to me via email ( [email protected] ) and we went back and forth about the kitten and they said they can transport her from NC to my address and the amount would be 700 which included the delivery fee. They had me use zelle as a way of payment and than a second email the following day from the "delivery" service was from [email protected] requesting more money for crates to transport and stated the money for the crate would be refunded after delivery was complete aside from the 50 dollar non refunable charge for the crates, i declined to provide more payments and they have threatened to report me for animal neglect if i did not pony up the crate fee charges. The address they have provided on a "transfer of ownership cirtificute" is 7856 woodbridge rd charlotte nc 28227 and the two phone numbers they have and used are 910 888 2783 and 704 412 2410

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- Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Very nice and pleasant and said they would deliver the puppy to my home, but it didn’t get that far. They wanted 800 I just paid them 600

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- Millbrook, AL, USA
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I attempted to purchase 2rottweiler puppies from a breeder in Ohio who contracted with the scam company Continental pet relocation that copied the header and logo from legitimate company by same name based in Charlotte NC the legitimate company states on their website they will ever ask for payment in the form of gift cards so I have lost $18,000.00 to this scam

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https://corgibreedersfamily.com/ is the website we found to get a puppy. I didn't realize that they hacked into our computer or bank or however they did it but all of a sudden there were all these attempted charges. I have filed a report with the FBI and I filed a fraud report with the bank. This is just cruel. The puppy would have been for a disabled child. Just horrible and we had to freeze the card.

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- Naperville, IL, USA
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I emailed them asking questions about the dogs they had and they emailed back and text messaged about the dog available. After I got the email I felt it seemed weird they responded so quickly and sent lots of videos and pictures. Also price for puppy’s were lower and they offered to fly the dog here. I didn’t write back after that. Came here to look up and it is a scam and so wanted to report it as well.

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- El Paso, TX, USA
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I recently was scammed by this company after purchasing a dog.

[12/22, 12:23am – 2:20am] After much research on Facebook, I found an add of a German Sheppard breeder by the name of Scott Armelia who was giving 9 week old puppies for adoption, and was only requesting the money for shipping. This person made many questions to insure I was the right fit for the puppy. We ended up proceeding with the adoption process and was asked $400 dollars for shipping. After the transaction was done, this person agreed to take their puppy to the delivery agency as soon as possible.

[12/22, 7:04am – 9:40am] Early in the morning Scott Armelia started texting me to ensure I has received an email confirmation from the company Smart Shipping Agency. This email provided a tracking number and claimed that their carrier was FedEx; they were asking for a $2,400 dollar deposit in cash (fully refundable) as the cage the puppy was put into was not suitable and they would need to provide a proper one. After telling them this was an unreasonable request as I was not located in the state the puppy was getting shipped from, they insisted on me transferring the full amount to the seller so they could deposit the money and I would be refunded in cash after receiving my puppy. Through this whole processed I was pressured into getting ready quickly and get out of work to make transactions fast as I was told I could risk the well-being of the puppy. As this was something important to me, I deposited the money hesitantly. In a matter of minutes I received a confirmation from the company with payment and an arrival time for the puppy.

A few hours later I then again receive an email from the company stating that they noticed that the puppy didn’t have travel insurance and it would be a (again, fully refundable) charge of $5,000 dollars. I then let them know that I apologized as I didn’t have the money and if I was told from the beginning they would request this much money I wouldn’t have proceeded with the puppy; asked for a refund and for the puppy to be returned to their original owner. I was told that the refund was only given after the puppy was delivered, and sense this was not the case, the money would be used for the puppy as he would be redirected to a rescue center. I was also told that I would be sued for being irresponsible and asked to not purchase a puppy if I didn’t have the money. Finally, I was told that they would not be jeopardizing their company with my frustration.

After later contacting FedEx, I came to find out their company does not ship live animals whatsoever.

The initial $400 dollars were asked through Zelle, but the transaction ended up being through CashApp. The $2,400 transaction was tried through CashApp (divided on dispersed amounts), then Moonpay, and finally ended up taking cash out from bank and purchasing bitcoin directly to their account in a bitcoin atm.

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- Saratoga Springs, UT, USA
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This scammer is pretending to be a cat breeder in Ohio but is clearly foreign, from further contact it became clear that it was a scam. Pictures are stock images. Prices are not realistic. Messages are incessant as well.

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- Concord, CA, USA
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So the area code they were contacting me from did not coincide with the area they said they reside in, the Zelle payment method number did not coincide with the number they were texting me from.

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- Nashua, NH, USA
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The breeder charged me for a puppy in the amount of $950.00 which included delivery to my home. She put me in touch with American Pet Lines who scammed me out of $3700.00 for additional things such as a thermal crate, insurance and vet bills. I have since requested a refund from Alisha who has not responded to me via email. I do not have a phone number for her. She has taken down her website as I cannot find it anywhere.

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- Longwood, FL, USA
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I was attempting to purchase a puppy after mine passed away 1 month ago. After paying for the supposed dog, the day of supposed delivery I received 6 missed phone calls from the “pet nanny delivery service” stating the dog was not going to be transferred in the proper crate and needed to be in a certain crate for an additional $1950 that needed to be paid asap; then a couple hours later I received another 5 missed calls that stated the dog did not have proper travel insurance which was an additional $2400 that needed to be paid asap otherwise she could not fly. All this money later, and all this aggravation, then sitting waiting at the airport, with no dog at the end of the day.

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- San Antonio, TX, USA
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That advertise as cat breeders and ask for half the money through Zelle transfer, then they use a fake shipping company called

goldentransportservice.com then they called you to ask for more money for a supposed insurance.

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- Plainfield, IL, USA
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Hello,

I appreciate the answers to my questions. This tells me you are really a pet lover and I will be pleased to place Georgia in your care as all I want for her is a caring and loving home. Georgia will be the perfect and loving puppy that will shower your home with much joy and happiness.She is current on all her shots,Vet-checked & 100% Healthy, de-wormed, house and potty trained. She is very good with kids and other pets. She is energetic and loves water.I'm located in Oklahoma and we will get Georgia shipped and delivered to you right at your home if you'd like or you can pick her up from the airport as well.

The Puppy will come with the following:

-Health Certificates.

-1 year health guarantee

-Playing toys

-Sample Foodstuffs for the first few days

-Puppy kit starters.

-And a hand guide that will help you with the basics of taking good care of her.

As far as shipping it will take 5-6 hours on a direct flight with our pet delivery partners. We ship puppies by Delta Airlines and American Airlines.These airlines are very experienced in animal shipping. They take excellent care using experienced pet sitters while they maintain strict guidelines assuring the safety of your puppy. Georgia will also be very comfortable during the flight as we will send her some play toys, blankets and food stuffs. So i will need your full shipping and delivery information which I will use in registering Georgia for the delivery.

Your full names................

Full home address.............

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

Postal/zip code...............

Contact numbers...............

Nearest airport to your location..........

Once I have this information I will then check if there is a direct flight from here to your location then I will let you know how to make the payment for Georgia so that I'll be able to book a flight for her so she can be on her way to your home as soon as possible. Once I receive your complete shipping information, I will send you my payment information for you to make the payment. Once payment is confirmed, it will take a maximum 5-6 hrs to have the shipment process completed and you will be notified by the shipping agency for the departure and arrival time of your puppy during which you will be required to be at home to sign and collect your puppy when she arrives.

You will send payment through Zelle at Zellepay.com.Let us know when you are ready to make payment and we will email you our Zelle information. We also have Cashapp, Apple Pay.

We offer shipping to your closest airport and home address as well. If you decide that you want to pick Georgia up at the airport, you will pay a total of $600 for Georgia and $100 for airport pick up which will be a total of $700.

If you decide that you want Georgia to be shipped and delivered directly to your home address, then you will pay a total of $600 for Georgia and $150 for her to be delivered to your doorsteps which will be a total of $750.

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Bought kitten thru Zelle at my bank. Later was told they need $2000 for a temp controlled crate. Rent with reimbursement. That's when I stopped. They got my *** though.

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- Lancaster, OH, USA
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I was on the website and indicated interest in a dog, Stella. The "seller" responded in email about my interest in the dog, then later he texted me. I responded that I did not wish to pay the amount they were asking, which was either 800 or 1000, at the time it may have been listed differently than on the web site currently. we agreed on $700 and a date to ship the dog. We paid $400 on one Visa Vanilla card, then the following week another $300 on another similar but different Visa Vanilla card. I have copies of the cards and our receipts for the payments. We were instructed that the dog would arrive the next day after the final payment. I later that evening received a message from the shipping company to confirm to send the dog, which I responded affirmatively. The next morning after I had heard nothing from the seller, I contacted him and no response. Then another communication from the shipping company about needed more money for a special air conditioned crate for the dog. I contacted the seller again and he responded this time, that he had also received the message. I told him I was told and confirmed in the contract that we paid the full price and that shipping was included, in the contract, and was not going to pay any more. He started with he would check, and then it was no deal we needed to pay, he would help, but "could not" pay the full amount. I told them to forget it and, per the contract, I would expect the refund withing 14 days. It went downhill from there and as I have contacted him several times, have not gotten any response, or refund. I am uploading documents to support my complaint.

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- Bridgeport, WV, USA
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Tried to see puppies and they insisted on money down just to come see the puppies. We were not allowed to view puppies unless we paid them half of what they were asking for puppies.

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