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- Mary Esther, FL, USA • Apr 16, 2025
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A web site advertising miniature Aussie puppies turned out to be a fraud. They were asking $600 for the puppy and $200 for shipping. I have Text to confirm that the phone number matches the previous phone number reported a scam. Fortunately, I did not send the money and did research before, but it should be known that this number is a scam indeed.

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- Mariposa, CA, USA • Apr 11, 2025
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Responded by email to advertisement on Facebook regarding French bulldogs for sale. Contacted by business the next day asking about our interest in one of their available puppies. Pictures & video were sent. I was quoted a price which included shipping costs + home delivery. The entire cost payable upfront came to $990 which I refused to pay. Seller agreed to pay half then and second half when puppy got received. I received signed copies of a Change of ownership/Bill of sale agreement upon receipt of $495. Next day Continental Pet Relocation asked for address verification. Later I received notice from them that they required a special crate to transport the puppy. I refused to pay $1495 to rent a crate with promise of 95% refund upon delivery. They offered a deposit of $530 with 95% refund. That amount was paid, upon receipt of funds same shipping company notified me to pay the full amount of $1495. Seller stayed in contact for 5-6 days by phone and texting until I asked for his name.

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- Miami, FL, USA • Apr 09, 2025
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Dachshund.puppies260 scammed my friend for $250 when all they wanted to do was buy a puppy. When first contacted she used another pages photo and then proceeded to charge $700 for delivery of puppy (4hpurs from them) but requires a $250 deposit. She stated she was conjuring up a contract however when payment was received she blocked my friend.

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- Latrobe, PA, USA • Apr 04, 2025
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I was on Facebook marketplace and saw the site . Sandy's Dachshund Puppies. I went to search and she messaged me thru Facebook messenger. I asked if she had the type of puppy I wanted. She sent pics of both puppy and parents. Wanted a holding fee until we were able to pick up in 2 days. G She provided an address and phone number. Asked to pay by Chime or Apple pay. When I was unable to pay by these methods, she asked for gift card to Apple pay. The following evening, she said her father fell down stairs and she couldn't meet us the next day.She used a delivery service [email protected] to contact me at my email address. The agency requested money to be sent to transport puppy in a thermal crate. I would receive money back when the crate was returned. I refused to pay any additional money to either parties. . I requested a refund of my Holding fee. I have had no additional contact with either party.

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- Zelienople, PA, USA • Apr 03, 2025
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I tried to purchase a puppy from Jonas Smith (which may not be his real name) and have it shipped to my home using Zelle. Since I don't have Zelle my brother helped me make the initial payment of $700.The shipping company, pet runner logistics, continued to scam me by needing more money which I used gift cards to pay for since I personally don't have Zelle. It turned out to be a scam and I never did receive the puppy. I have a considerable amount of documentation which can be emailed if requested at phone ###-###-####.

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- El Paso, TX, USA • Apr 03, 2025
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If you go to their website, they offer puppies that are up for sale/adoption. Then you write to them on their website and they texted me back through that number they asked for information of how many people I live with who are married to or do I work and do I have other pets and then they give you a list of when they have available times to ship the puppy and how much it would be to ship Once we agreed on the shipping of the puppy date they send a request for money through Zelle, Apple Pay or cash app when he receive the money, he made us wait an extra day to get a tracking number and then once I got the tracking number, the delivery company had the same accent and voice as the breeder did Then the extra charges started to come up it was 1200 1500 and 1700 I had to choose which type of crate he had to travel in. They said the 98% of that would come back, but that was not in the agreement we had already paid for shipping Then when we came to a different agreement, they decided to put another charge of 500 or $700 and if I didn’t pay that they wouldn’t ship the dog so the entire time they were just trying to pull out more money and more money and more money out of us with no dog The breeder and the delivery company weren’t using actual accounts. They wanted payments through Zelle and Apple Pay and it just got worse and worse and we requested for our money back many times and they refused.

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- Benton Harbor, MI, USA • Mar 30, 2025
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I was looking for a Connie Corso puppy and I saw some online. I was afraid of being scammed so I found a webpage for this notorious ex kennels. I kept looking and looking I contacted them through their contact on the puppy page and of course you gotta leave your phone number, so the person in charge Gabriel Thompson contacted me back and warned me about all the other scams and stuff and told me what to look for you know reassured me that you know this is what scammers do on these days and these, so I figured that since he was pointing me in the correct on what to do not to get scammed, I purchased a puppy from him so I paid through Venmo and then a little while later this airport thing contacts me and verifies you know my address and all that information and send me the picture of a puppy and a notorious ex crate and that it’s gonna be you know flown from California to here. I paid the extra 250 for the shipping on top of the 1250 I’ve already paid and then they sent me back and said well you know the kennel does not meet the requirements. We need an extra $500.93 percent of it will be returned to you so that your puppy can be flown in the correct crate You can rent or you can purchase for 1000. I thought that was odd because a place that ships puppies all over the world would know exactly what to ship them in. Needless to say I never got the puppy. I did not pay the extra money and I mean they had a great website on where the plane was. I did the research on the company and everything everything was so legit it was scary But it was scammers running in that show. I’m out of my money. I don’t have a dog. I’m unlimited income and I got screwed. I don’t wanna see anyone else get screwed. I compared the emails I compared the puppies to the kennel page and the puppy site and I compared the name to the owner and I mean everything looked so Legitimate

I have copies of all my text messages and all of that I even got a copy of the papers from AKC showing my purchase agreement

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- Fruitland Park, FL, USA • Mar 26, 2025
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My husband and I were on his Facebook marketplace looking for a new English bulldog as recently we lost ours. We clicked an AD that mentioned them being AKC registered. The person mentioned being in our area of location and after talking told us they were only charging a rehoming fee of $600. We asked to see puppies and they told us a deposit of $300 was first needed. We sent the first deposit to account and later agreed the rest would be paid in person upon dog exchange. Person later became angry we sent the money via PayPal business and ask us to resent the $300 to another PayPal account and that they would cancel the previous one. We reported it to PayPal and a case was open, they accepted to refund us the first $300 but PayPal says otherwise and we send another $300 to the 2nd account. Afterwards seller starts threatening us for more money or we won’t receive the puppy on the date that was arranged. We replied over and over to seller that $600 were already sent and no more money was to be sent until we had the dog. Seller kept sending the same message back “you have too pay me”… seller was texting us at 2 and 3 in the morning. We finally responded that we were no longer interested in puppy and simply wanted our money back. Seller ignored our message for a few hours and finally said money sent did you receive it. We never received our money back and seller now doesn’t respond back to us and we never got our puppy either. Overrall $600 lost and PayPal has not responded back yet to us either regarding the open case.

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- Santa Maria, CA, USA • Mar 25, 2025
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I stumbled upon the website with the puppy listed for $700. I clicked call to buy, I got an email form.I was then sent a text message and reply email. I stated I want to go and see the puppy asking for a location. I was told they resided in Colorado Springs, CO , and because I was not in the same state I was offered shipping for $300. I was sent multiple pictures of the puppy and pictures of the parent dogs. I was then asked for payment in full before a contract was signed without proof of flight tickets. I was given the option of PayPal or Apple Pay. I said PayPal and the response I received was send it as family to a person who they claimed was their cashier with a name not at all similar to theirs or listed on their website. Given that response I suspected a scam and checked the internet only to find it was. I called them out with photos from a post about them being a scam. Along with the same dog and photo posted on another website.I also sent a website checker stating they’re potentially a fraud. I then responded with, I will not make any payments before a contract was signed along with proof travel had been booked. I also stated I would send it as it truly was a payment to a seller for good(puppy) and service(delivery). I have not received any response since.

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- Hopwood, PA, USA • Mar 22, 2025
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An attempt to purchase a chihuahua puppy. I was told I needed to pay a deposit by Apple gift card. Next day he needed another Apple gift card for 100.00 to pay the veterinarian. Last he wanted another 100.00 to get the puppy from the vet. When I accused him of a scam he blocked me on messenger

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- Fort Atkinson, WI, USA • Mar 19, 2025
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i sent a message to them about a puppy. They contacted me via email and text

i said i would come to get puppy they said it would be too stressful for puppy and they will refer me to local breeder in WI

they said they could arrange shipping of the puppy for $1050. i said no as i want to drive to get the puppy. I have been waiting for local breeder information....but it's not coming.

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- Redmond, WA, USA • Mar 19, 2025
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I contacted this person about a puppy for sale. I was told it was $300 and she wanted $50 for a deposit. I sent the $50. Then she said she meant 50% deposit so I sent another $100. Then she came back and said her husband said others had given them a deposit but were not interested in the puppy; they wanted me to pay the total $300 so I sent another $150. Then I got a text message and she said her husband had an offer for $500, that if I wanted the dog, I could pay another $200. That is when I said no, I do not want the puppy. She said she would return the money. I told her she had my phone number that she could use Zelle - the money never showed up. Then she texted me again and said if I would send $50 for gas, her husband would bring the dog to me. When my son got home, he reversed search the dog picture she sent me and it was a picture found on FB(Meta) that this dog had passed away. The exact picture. Such a shame. We are disappointed.

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- Ludlow, PA, USA • Mar 18, 2025
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Looked legit for a puppy including ownership email transfer for a signature and puppy delivery via flight with fake tracking number.i got multiple texts from different numbers like (936) 277-5075 and (706) 755-8121 and this guy named James strayers number (346) 719-2672

Upon the delivery they asked for more $ for a cooled carrier and once I was unable to make this extra cost all communication ceased and the numbers went to a voicemail that said caller is not in service.they now have my name,address,phone number,signature and email plus $900

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- Cape Coral, FL, USA • Mar 15, 2025
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We were looking on websites that offered Corgis. We found Wrinkly Corgi Dogs and reached out through their website. We said we were interested in two different puppies and they contacted us through email, from [email protected], listed under Unconditional Love. We sent emails back and forth multiple times discussing the puppies, the time frame of adoption and logistics of getting the animals to us from Arkansas. There was the discussing of money, filing paperwork through a lawyer for ownership transfer and the proof of breeding papers. They sent us pictures of the 10 week old puppies and after a reverse picture lookup the exact pictures showed up on other platforms from 2021. When we tried contacting the people on the side, from other names and emails that were given, instead of only through the website we found they were all fake and not associated with the Wrinkly Corgi Dogs website. Unfortunately we had already sent a deposit of $500.00 to hold the puppies. We contacted our bank and opened an investigation. Please watch out for the names Kendal Robinson: [email protected], Mercedes Enriquez; [email protected] and Blessings Jenkins; [email protected].

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- Tucson, AZ, USA • Mar 14, 2025
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I answered a add for 2 pomeranian puppies. I picked blue and katy 2 females. She sent what i would recieve. I paid her 1050.00 for 2 puppies. She sent a receipt of payment, transfer of ownership of dogs, and the delivery information. They never arrived the next day got a call from a gentleman from apex global shipping saying they have my dogs but i need to pay 800 for suitable crates. The dogs were supposedly now in Louisiana. I asked for a refund. She said if i waited until today she would pay it and send them. Now shes saying someone has died. Help me

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- Reynoldsburg, OH, USA • Mar 14, 2025
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3/9 Sent email as instructed via the Facebook page indicating our interest in a puppy to rescue. Completed & sent adoption form. Made $450 adoption fee payment & set reservation date of 3/12 to pick up the dog. Received email on 3/10, the individual from the pet rescue was delivering 2 puppies in the city by us and offered to drop our dog to our home saving us a 4 hour drive. We agreed and paid $275 for the courier. Paid $398 for a pet carrier. Received website address of starlandcourierservice.com with tracking number 439697940. I went to the site and it showed our delivery was pending. There was also a map showing the route from the pet rescue to our home. 3/11 I received an email indicating the crate I requested was no longer available. We submitted $400 payment for next size carrier. Then I received an email from the courier company indicating we owed $998.99 for insurance. We were told we would get 98% of the money back for the crate and insurance in cash upon their delivery of the dog. We made the payment. I then received an email from the courier company indicating we owed an additional $2555.00 for a vet fee including shots that were given and for a custom stamp. We said no. We indicated they needed to keep the dog at the rescue. We then asked for a refund of fees paid to the courier since the delivery was not being made. We were told they would contact us with the name and phone number of their finance person. I then sent an email to the courier company asking for the refund. We didn’t receive the name and phone number of the finance person. We contacted the courier service again on 3/13 to request a refund and received a message back we would have to create an account and pay additional money, which we did not do. I was also told I would receive the street address of where to pick up the dog which we rescheduled for 3/14. I did not receive an address and there has been no further contact. There are saved e-mails, texts and screen shots, if needed. All payments were made through Apple Pay. We had phone conversations with both the person from the pet rescue and the courier service and I can provide the phone numbers. The Facebook page is still up yet no one can make comments. Also when clicking on the Admin button it shows 4 group names.

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- Canton, OH, USA • Mar 12, 2025
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I was looking to buy a golden doodle named Ralph from Hartley Freeman. He has a website called Hartley freeman’s doodle worldwide. He told me that I needed to put a down payment of $300 on either Apple Pay or cash app and that he would send a written contract. I sent $300 thru cash app. He then said that I needed to send another $200 for Ralph’s food and other things. I said absolutely not, I’m net sending any more money. He was very persistent and finally agreed after several attempts that I would bring the rest in cash the next day.($300)

So on my way there, which was a 4 hour drive, he said can you please just send the rest thru cash app. I knew right then and there that this was gonna be a huge mistake. I told him no and that I was almost there. I got to the address where he told me he lived and it was someone else that lived there. I talked to the person that lived there and he hadn’t heard of Hartley Freeman. I told him that this Hartley Freeman used his address. He seemed very upset and I showed him the contract that Hartley wrote up and his address. He said can I take a picture of this so I can look him up and I said absolutely.

So I drive 4 hrs away and lost $300. He has changed his Facebook profile several times but using the same pictures. I messaged him and told him that he owes me $300 and gas money. He admitted to me that he was a scammer and said he would refund my money. He has not refunded me and I can no longer message him. It just says cannot send message.

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- Saint Clairsville, OH, USA • Mar 10, 2025
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Found her post on Hoobly.com she said she had 4 puppies for sale. Text her and she sent pics and videos said her deposit was fully refundable if need be. She gave me an address went to pick up and she was not there.

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- Temecula, CA, USA • Mar 10, 2025
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Was selling puppies online. I emailed them they responded. They sent me a purchase agreement. Then I sent half the money. The second half of the money was one they sent me shipping information of the puppy.

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- Fairdale, KY, USA • Mar 07, 2025
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I purchases a pet online with (https://www.dobermanupskill.com) was told it was going to be shipped directly to me through a pet shipping agency that they use ( https://sterlingpetshuttle.com) was in contact via text and email with both companies. they kept asking for money when it came to shipping the dog and an issue always accrued. then i lost contact with them. They stopped replying to my emails and text. Phones number did not work.

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