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This pet scammer is in Nigeria. The email is below

Hello Reneta,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to our Golden Retriever Puppy Sonia. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ryan Desmond and my wife’s name is Lynn P Desmond from Golden Crown Puppies Home, Golden Crown Puppies Home is located here in Brandon Manitoba, and we completely handle the shipping and selling process of these puppies to make sure all puppies match all info listed on our platform and to make sure the purchase and Delivery process works out smoothly.

Sonia is still very much available and ready to go now, we are asking $950 for her and $250 for shipping and home delivery fees which amount to a total of $1200 but if you choose to pick her up she would cost you just $950. She is a 100% purebred Golden Retriever with impressive pedigrees, She is 11 weeks old now and currently weighs 9kg and would be 32kg fully grown. She is up to date on shots, Microchipped, and potty trained. She is 100% domesticated and well-socialized with kids and other household pets, I can assure you that Sonia will be a great companion and addition to your family. She comes with all paperwork including a brand new set of kits, handbook, and food menu to guide you on her feeding.

TEMPERAMENT:
Playful
Extroverted
Intelligent
Sociable
Active and very easy to train.

Before we proceed, I would like to make you understand that we are not selling these babies for profit but for the love of the breed, that is why we have made our prices fair enough for everyone so people who don’t have much can also get their dream pet. So we will want to ensure that our puppies are going to a loving and caring home for that reason. I would appreciate it if you could answer a few questions.

1) How soon would you be ready to make the purchase?
2) Have you had a puppy before? If yes please tell us about your previous experience with pets.
3) Do you want the puppy as a pet or to breed?
4) Do you have any veterinarians around your location?
5) Where exactly are you located?
6) Give me a brief description of your home.
7)Do you prefer to pick up or deliver?

I hope you understand my reasons for asking these questions, as the answers will help us know if your home is the best place for them. We want to make sure our babies go to the best homes where they will be well taken care of. We don't just sell puppies, we do a constant follow-up of them to make sure they get the best love and attention. I have attached the most recent Pictures and videos of the puppy to this email. Thanks and I look forward to hearing back from you.

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A pet scammer sent me the email below... This pet scammer is in South Africa

Hello
Thanks for the interest in one of our Doberman Puppies. BORIS is still available and ready to go to a new home. He has been recently Vet-checked & 100% Healthy, de-wormed, on shots, potty trained and is well socialized with children, adults and other home pets like cats.. We offer one year health guarantee and also offer free lifetime support and advice for all customers especially first time puppy owners to ensure your puppy is healthy and has a long life expectancy for the love and concern we have for all our litters and also recommend a constant update of all our puppies in their new homes to be sure they are well taken care of.

He is purebred coming from certified pedigree parents and one of the best dog breeds .
BORIS is so intelligent, courageous, enjoys affection, extremely lively, a good companion, proud and adventurous. But firstly, We will appreciate you getting back to us with the answers to the following inquiries below before we proceed with the adoption process to be sure your house can make a good home for our puppy

Pet Name : BORIS
12 weeks Old (MALE)
Pet Breed : DOBERMAN
Price : $700

REQUIREMENTS!
Getting a good home for these Puppies is the most essential thing we have ever wanted. So I have some questions for you which I hope you get back to me with the answers sincerely. I just want to make sure that our puppy is getting into the right home. Hope you don't mind?

-Where precisely are you located ?
- Do you have kids?
- Do you have any experience with puppies?
- Are you buying for breeding?
-Do you have a vet clinic in your area ?
-Does your environment accept pets ?
-How soon do you need him ?
-Your contact number will be appreciated

We are sorry for the questions, it's just that we prefer a caring family, as the answers would help us to know if your home would be the best place as all we need is just a new loving and caring home for the puppy.

--
Andrew Landry
Classic Doberman Puppies
Email: [email protected]
website: https://classicdobermanpups.com/

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This pet scammer tried to get me to send him money for a raccoon. I didn't send him any money. I included the email from the scammer...

Ok that’s fine because if everything including payment which is £650 including shipping fee is done today, then delivery will be scheduled soon as possible at your convenience since we’ve your information already. I’ll send the bank details right away so you can do the transfer

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This pet scammer asked me to send him $350. He emailed me a bank account.

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- Brevard, NC, USA
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I was supposed to buy a puppy and have it shipped from Oklahoma to Asheville, NC. The shipping cost was included in the price we paid then they asked for more to have a special crate for shipping but after they accepted our $680. The additional 'thermal' crate was $999 to $3999. All communications were done via text or email not person to person calls until the 'shipping' company called wanting more money for additional crate.

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- Greene, IA, USA
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Paid down payment-400-for puppy. Then was asked to pay 200 more for vet visit. Then 130 for shipping (originally planned to pick puppy up but she had an “emergency breeder meeting”). Then the shipping company she chose emailed asking for 350 for a special crate. After continued delays delivering the puppy and being asked for 420 for insurance documents from the shipper, I told both breeder and shipping I wouldn’t be paying that. I made the payments of 400, 200, 150, 350 via Apple Pay and Pay Pal.

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Please get a police report and send it to [email protected] and they will block the website. Hostinger is the host.

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- Petaluma, CA, USA
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I visited a web site which advertised exotic birds. I emailed the owner at her gmail account. She then began to message me through What's App. I sent the first payment for the bird, which was $689. Subsequently, I was told that I needed an additional $200 for special bird food. Lastly the specialized shipping crate was to cost me another $550. When the first $500 amount didn't go through, I sent another payment. Fortunately, I was able to stop payment on $500 when my bank told me that this was a scam. My payments were going to South Africa, not Virginia. I tried to cancel the PayPal transactions but was not able to do it.

BBB Tip: If you feel you are a victim of an online scam, ScamPulse.com encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General's office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

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- El Paso, TX, USA
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the scammer attempts to sell boxer puppies online and delivers them and kept asking for money for vaccines and crate

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- Bartlett, IL, USA
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Made a purchase of a dog tic collar, The web sight says its 100% refund guaranteed with free shipping. The product came without ingredient list so I contacted them and asked for the ingredient list. The seller refused to send the list. My dog has seizures so it was important. I asked for a return/refund…..If I want a refund, not the entire amount, I have to send the item back to China at my expense as “we have no return facility in the USA”. No where on the sight does it say this stuff is shipped from China and they do not offer money back. You get web sight credit if you wont send back to China which is also not noted on the web sight and not for the full amount of the purchase.

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- Katy, TX, USA
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Cavalier King Charles puppies for sale, scammer reached out via email, sent a contract for the sale and arranged for delivery from petexpressdelivery.com. Paid the delivery fee and dog cost through a combination of Zelle and PayPal. The day of shipping/delivery, I received an email confirmation from the shipping company, with tracking number. Scammer sent me a photo of the puppy in a travel kennel. About an hour after “pick up” I check tracking and the shipment is on hold because it requires insurance. So I pay the insurance, which would be refunded upon delivery. Then the order is resumed, and about 3 hours before arrival, I get an email from shipping company that there’s a hold on the pet because of texas laws on incoming pets requiring microchip and a “site permit.” The options are that the dog be held in quarantine until these requirements are satisfied, or pay another $800 for immediate release. I refused and offered to have the dog returned to Arkansas, or I would drive to the hold location in TX to pick up. Scammer offered to pay partial fee, and I still refused to pay more and followed up twice on how to proceed to get the dog. No further response.

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- Moneta, VA, USA
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found an individual on facebook that had a dog for free.  Then had to get a gift card and send a picture of the back of the card.  Then went on to say need a new carrier etc. 

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- Park Forest, IL, USA
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The seller had a Facebook page selling Doberman puppies and they required a $400.00 deposit. They then stopped all communication.

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- Kearney, NE, USA
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This person(s) attempted to take a $600 payment via PayPal. When I refused to make the payment, she used high pressure tactics. “I have another buyer”, etc. I called her veterinarian, and there were no records for her cats or her business. She provided me with a TICA certificate. My veterinarian confirmed it was fraudulent. She has a heavily followed Instagram page linked to the website. There is a photo of the 12 week old kitten she was attempting to sell me this spring on her Instagram. The photo was posted on her Instagram over a year ago. She refused to give me an address for pickup until I gave her $600. She never produced vet records. In addition, she used a different name for the PayPal transactions than the name she gave me. This is so sad. There are lots of vulnerable and trusting humans in this world. This is a scam.

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- La Pine, OR, USA
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Attempted to purchase a Doberman Pinscher puppy from this outfit. They requested payment via Chime, Zelle or Apple Pay. When i was unable to do this I was told they could take paument by American Express gift card. Unfortunately i did so knowing it was a poor decision.

Once they finally decided to "ship" the puppy i received notice from Flyapex with travel itinerary.

Shortly after, i received another email indicating the crate used for the puppy did not meet airline requirements. They said I needed to "rent" a crate for $1500 totally refundable. They stated they only took American Express gift cards. I notified the breeder who said shed split the difference. I declined. I am now reporting.

BBB notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet  or pet  transportation scam, ScamPulse.com encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General's office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

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- Victoria, MN, USA
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I was looking for puppy sales and found this website and asked about puppy and the sent me information about puppy along with photos and videos.

Lured me to take the puppy and asked me to make the payment and made me sign the sales agreement.

Next day they said thy shipped the puppy and shipping comas calls me to make extra $1500 payment.

That’s when I came to know that it is some kind of fraud and thy are cheating me.

I and my kids were emotionally went down.

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- Yorktown, VA, USA
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Was looking for a Boxer puppy and came across someone going by the name Mercy Kylie on Facebook and got scammed with her partner involved shipping and crate cost for the puppy to fly and then insurance.

BBB notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet  or pet  transportation scam, ScamPulse.com encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General's office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

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- Kingstree, SC, USA
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I paid in full to bullies breeders for a puppy. They told me today 4-12-24 that she was headed to shipping. Then emailed back and said they didn’t have the proper crate and needed 999.00 for a crate. They will not respond at all. They will not send the puppy. I’m reporting this so hopefully no one will make the same mistake. If it’s too good to be true then it isn’t.

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- Shelbyville, KY, USA
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Morgan Johesen Kelvin, owner of Affectionate Pigs agreed in a contract to sell us two piglets for $1200. He wanted us to pay him through Zelle however we decided to make arrangements to drive down to Florida to pay him and pick up the pigs in-person. When we arrived in Florida, despite having a signed contract with the seller he cut off all communication and did not meet us at the agreed upon location. We never received our piglets.

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- Haughton, LA, USA
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looking to purchase a Cat $500 and $250 shipping fee so total of $750. Once they dropped off the cat the transportation company called me and said they are sending me an email and said that the crate the cat was in is not good enough for transportation and requires a rental one, which costs $1500 and once the cat is delivered then we get 95% refund of the money. Once i received this information and that I would only feel comfortable using my credit card they asked me to go to the grocery store and buy Walmart cards.

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- Marshall, TX, USA
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I was looking for a dog seen this site and spoke with someone about getting a puppy we text about the puppy and they said they were going to send the puppy the a delivery service so I sent the money and they stop answering the phone I still have all the messages and proof

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