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- Catano, PR, USA
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The person introduces herself as a Cockapoo breeder, she tells me that she delivered to the entire US, that the procedure was half of the payment, the documents were filled out for her to sign, after receiving the signed documents, she had to send the other half of the pay. The total was $980 and included shipping the puppy first class. It all happened on Monday, April 8 and she was notifying me about the puppy and that she would receive the puppy the same day (from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico) and that was strange to me. In the afternoon she informs me that they will send me an email from the agency that was transporting the puppy so that I can follow the trail. I received the email from Rapid Logistics Express ([email protected]). Then she writes to me that the company required a type of kennel, which is the company's requirements, and that I promised to take care of the puppy. I received the email that did not even have a phone number, which asked me for $700 to rent a special kennel, since the weather was bad and it was a danger for the puppy, or to pay $1,200 if I ended up keeping the kennel. She also indicates that if I rent, it would be returned to me once the puppy was delivered. I complained to the owner and the result was that she asked a friend or family member for money. We started arguing and he blocked me everywhere. I tried to call the delivery company and there was no one there either. This is the page https://rapidlogisticexpress.com/ and which this person is in cahoots with. I reported to Facebook, but according to friends, they tell me that they follow the page on Facebook. I also reported to Paypal, but they closed my case because the payment was authorized, but they do not understand that it was a fraud.

I told that person that she was going to report her and there she gave me another address, different from the one she had told me at the beginning. She had told me Fourt Laudale and then Jacksonville. I am from Puerto Rico, but the information you request does not give me the option to enter Puerto Rico.

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- Wayland, MI, USA
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Seller of the puppy wanted $200. Agreed on an offer of $150. Puppy shots were to be all up to date before purchasing. The seller wanted credit card. Then they changed her mind to gift cards. Received a gift card through text messaging of $150 of going to Dollar General to pick up the Apple gift cards. Received text pictures of puppy shots that were for a male puppy and not a female that we agreed I would purchase. The parents and the puppies were to be AKC registered. Did not receive copies of the parent s or for the puppy. Received an AKC form to sign to put the puppy to transferred from ownership. Said that the puppy needed to be paid for in full that was owed another $50. Contacted the gift card. The gift cards have indicated that all three gift cards were completely clear of the $150. The gift cards were no longer available for me to get the money back. Seller of the puppy had told that they were going to send the the puppy to me with a delivery service called tradewinds logistic LLC and for me to contact the agency to follow up with the delivery service. Delivery service had text and said that it would be $300 and would get back 98% after puppy was delivered. $100 for an additional shot. Get back 98%. Said if there was any damages from the air-conditioned crate that there would be a $500 fee that I would have to pay in full and I would not get any of the $300 or the $100 back.

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- Mesa, AZ, USA
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I saw the puppies on his website. They were absolutely the most adorable puppies I have ever soon ( I just lost my precious Alix a few months ago if heart failure). So the timing was perfect. I really need a new pet; I have so much love to shower on them.

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- Graham, NC, USA
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Tried to purchase a dachshund puppy from this website. Saw reviews that seemed legitimate. However, turned out this seems to be a major scam. Reported to bank and bank credited the money back.

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- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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This person: Ramson Ejime, wanted to sell a puppy to me, he asked for the deposit $300 that was transfered via Cashapp to Jaydin Johnson($d1Jadyn11). Then Ramson Ejime requested $200 for paperwork which was transferred via Cashapp to Jay ($Jay2rich30). Then Ramson requested $200 to pay for puppy’s vaccination which was sent via Zelle to Treyvon Watts. In the end he said the puppy was sick and needed $200 more for the vet which was transferred via Cashapp again to Jay ($Jay2Rich30). One last time he requested $200 to repair his car to bring the puppy which was transferred to Nadiyah Mitchell ($Nadiyaahv). Totaling $1100 for a puppy that never even existed.

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- Vidalia, GA, USA
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Inquired about purchasing a golden doodle. Sent $340 for a deposit. Was told to sign a puppy contract. Signed and returned the puppy contract yet never received an updated contract. Was told I need to to send the rest of the money ($400) in order to prepare dog for pick up on Sunday (3/24/24). After sending the money contact was minimal even after several attempts. After asking for a refund due to unprofessionalism and thought of possible scam, breeder refused to refund money stating that the money was non refundable. However, the puppy contract does NOT state anything about money being nonfundable in the event of non purchase.

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- Henderson, NV, USA
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Person was selling puppies on Facebook. Placed our deposit first through Zelle which was unsuccessful. Then via PayPal, but scammer didn't like that I chose goods/services instead of Friends and Family. They refunded it. Then I made the deposit through Venmo. Was promised the puppy would be delivered. Before they left with the puppy, they wanted the balance because of unforeseen medical bills with their mom. We refused. We went to pick up the puppy at the address given and nobody answered and we were immediately blocked from the Facebook group and on Facebook. Requested deposited back from Venmo and they declined.

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Leonard teacup puppies homes
[email protected]
I pay $600.00 (SCAM)he send the puppy with (SAFE AIR PET RELOCATORS) I pay them with Debit card Walmart (10,000) they never delivered, that money was going to be refunded when they deliver the puppy at home his phone (. 15345006770 the phone the owner 12622942633 and he keep selling the puppy on line (thies) Be careful with these.

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- Salem, OR, USA
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I purchased a puppy from a breeder online but they did not deliver and kept asking for more money after I paid the puppy fee and vet fee .. I realized it was a scam when they delayed delivery by 2 days and kept asking for more money

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- Canyon, TX, USA
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I saw an ad on facebook for Yorkie puppies. i emailed the person on the ad and was told to get a Walmart card for $190 for the puppy. The seller, Kelly Noella, said she was 4 hours away and would bring it to me. The day she was to deliver the puppy she had a flat tire and recommended shipping.. At a later date I was told to get a Walmart money card for $200 for a shipping crate. Then the shipping company said they would not ship unless I paid another $600. I paid the first two amounts but not the $600. The seller, Kelly Noella is not returning calls or emails.

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385-381-1632 is a scam. Do not give them any information. Staffordshirertails.com
They use stock photos found online as their listings.
Photo 1 proof in review #17617273 about Puppy Scam

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- Franksville, WI, USA
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The website has a contact option which opens a page to fill out information. They get back to you via [email protected]. They ask you to send them payment over Zelle, Apple Pay, cashapp, and Chime. Once I replied that for security reasons I would need them to go through a third party financial company that would hold the funds until the company received proof of delivery of the animal, then it would be released to them to both protect us and them, they immediately stopped emailing back.

This was after they were emailing back almost instantly to every reply. This website is also listed on https://petscams.com/puppy-scammer-list/choppersden-com/ as a scam site. There is no contact info on the website.

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- New Palestine, IN, USA
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They try to sale a puppy. Wanted money sent. Said the puppy will ship. Said puppy shipped and got a message saying puppy was at airport and needs special create to complete journey. For 720 more I could rent it and get repaid.

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- Chicago, IL, USA
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So I wanted to buy a dog.

A pug specifically because I saw another website and they were selling a pug for $4000 and I wanted. a cheeper one and I encountered this website and they were selling a pug for $500 and I was like that’s pretty cheap. So I contacted them and I got an email and gave me questions. After they were telling me how the payment works. Like if i want the dog shipped to my home that would be 600. If I want to pick it up a the nearest airport that would be 500. So I picked the nearest airport. Then they said I could choose my payment plan which would be Zelle ,Apple Pay and this other payment I don’t really understood to go to Walmart or cvs. But I told them if I could do PayPal and they said yes. They went by their name Zachary Lilley. But a good thing that I didn’t have my bank account connected to PayPal. Oh but before that I told them that if it wasn’t a scam and they got so defensive say oh why would I do that like I have a family and I’m not a fraud and I would never take money from people who earn their money and that they are Christian and things like that. And that made me believe them. They asked for my full name and address and fell for it. They also wanted me to print a fake certificate and sign it . They were going to use my signature for their frauds. Like i can’t believe I fell for it. And now I’m scared for my life because I gave my home address to those cold hearted people.

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- Oceanside, CA, USA
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Started off with the website, was scammed in buying a dachshund from “breeder” then once the puppy was “shipped” the shipping company scammed me for the other amount of money saying they needed pet insurance to deliver the pet then they still tried to extort me for more saying it was not being shipped because it didn’t have a ventilated carrier? didn’t pay them after that because i started to have a belief that it was a scam and they then called me the shipping company and they said they would place the puppy in quarantine and fine me for animal abuse for not paying for a ventilated crate that the breeder should’ve known it needed to be sent in?

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- Roberts, MT, USA
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Supposed to be a website for akc staffordshire terriors. Had puppys for sale. I submitted email, and name for them to email me. I asked for puppy photos and video which was sent. I then requested photos, and video which was sent. Then he texted me, I asked q's about health, vetting, both puppys, and parents. That was good sounding. He then sent me a contract to sign and email bk. He then requested pmt of 1050.00 for dog, and delivery. I then checked cost of flights that seemed about right. So I went ahead and PayPal the moneys. PP for some reason was down. I sent him a copy of the decline page. Then he started getting pushy, and wanting me to use another way. I said I do not use anything but PayPal as I do not put any personal banking info out there. PP is strictly off a seperate credit card. Didnt tell him that part. At this point the alarm bells are chiming insanely. Told him, maybe her to call me when I got a message recording. Didnt hear back. Got a message from a friend that what little paperwork he had was plastered all over my FB page. Luckily nothing damning was on it. I still have all the emails, and texts from this mess. Tring to figure out where I go next to hopefully have him arrested. Disgusting person. There was also a seperate email where he wanted the funds sent, I questioned that, he said it was his sons. Since pp wasn't on the list of pmt options to me made sense. That acct is

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I was in communication with them, but saw red flags immediately. Claim they’re in GA, but phone number they used to contact me was from Utah. They text you with your full name, then seconds later text “are you there”.
The current photos they use as listings are easily found on the web from years ago using google image search.
Photo 1 proof in review #17617303 about Puppy Scam

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- Douglasville, GA, USA
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We payed to have a dog ship here to my family from Dallas Texas, we played half to them over Zelle. And did we around revive a tracking number which we did. But the whole site they used was fake. We were suppose to revive the dog by 3pm yesterday come that time, they were giving us the run around about how they never revive the money, now the dog is a warehouse being checked out. To hav rit delivers it would be another 200 dollars. Kept asking for money. And now we have contacted them numerous times and no reply, the blocked us. And the scammed us for money for an item we didn’t receive. The whole website is fake.

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- Bradenton, FL, USA
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Pretended to be a teacup maltese(dog) website for rehoming and sale of these puppies.

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- Rockmart, GA, USA
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They have a legit looking webpage. It ask you to fill out a form and which puppy you are interested in. They email you photos and ask questions about you to see if you are a good home . They say they are from Minnesota and will send the puppy by plane . You have to pay via zelle. They give you a story about the pups personality and seem like friends and know alot about the breed .

I just noticed a that in a text their english was off and started researching. Never paid but they wanted me to , bad!

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- Columbia, KY, USA
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Attaching clothes pies of email sent to me supposedly from this business
Dear Client;
This is a notification regarding your puppy’s pending delivery. We are sorry for any inconvenience, we had to put somethings in order before proceeding with the delivery of your puppy . We would like to inform you that your puppy is doing absolutely fine with us as health care services are being given to your puppy . After careful check up for the delivery of your puppy , we will like to notify you that we will be delivering your puppy to you at your home door step.
But before we proceed with the delivery of your Puppy, we would like you to know that your Puppy has not been INSURED to travel and we require the insurance covered for your puppy before we can proceed with delivery to your home. Although we take great care in providing
the safest, most comfortable animal transport service available, accidents remain a possibility in certain circumstances beyond our control. While
all our driver/attendants are both licensed and bonded, the following applies to each individual carrier we transport.
This is in accordance with our rules and
regulation of pet importation and exportation,
{ Adopted by the US congress on: 18 Dec 1990 }
which states that we can not take the risk to deliver a live animal without the insurance policy covered. Therefore you have to pay for the insurance charges of your puppies before we can proceed with the shipping or delivery process….
Payment Options
We have two payment options for the insurance
policy, below are the different options which you
have to choose from to pay for the insurance of
your puppy,so it’s either you pay for A or B;
A) You pay a sum of $650 which is 99%
refundable to you in cash at your Door step at the
point of delivery of your puppy
OR
B) You pay a sum of $450 which is non refundable
We want to assure you the safety of your puppies
is our greatest concern, and also that once we
deliver your puppies to you at your Home, the
money you are going to pay for the insurance will
be fully refundable to you if you choose to pay for
either option (A). But if you choose option (B) the
money you are going to pay will be non
refundable.
NB:
We will refund your money in full cash upon
delivery of your puppies if you choose to pay for
either options (A). You are recommended to try as much as possibly... Here’s the Zelle information below
[email protected]
Name: India smith
Zelle Information
We are not being hard on you but we just want you to understand what will happen if you do not pay this money . Your puppy will be quarantine and you will be taken to court for pet abuse and abandonment
What is considered animal abuse?
Animal neglectet and abandon situations are those in which the animal’s caretaker or owner fails to provide food, water, shelter or veterinary care sufficient for survival. It can be either deliberate or unintentional, but either way, the animal suffers terribly.
The maximum penalty for an individual convicted of cruelty to animals is $19,000 or 3 years imprisonment under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001. There are also offences for severe animal cruelty under the Criminal Code Act 1899 which have a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment.
Neglect and abandonment during delivery
Hoarding
Shooting
Fighting
Beating
Mutilation
Throwing
Stabbing
Burning
Vehicular
Like you have been saying that you will file a case with the police no problem we hope you have good lawyars . Because if by noon you do not pay the money we will quarantine your puppy and open a case file with you . We hope you have seen the penalty

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