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- Plant City, FL, USA
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My wife tried to buy a Mini picture of this website. And she sent money to purchase it. They sent message back saying they need more money. She They are using instapet as they're chipping sent more money and I still haven't received And they are using instapet as their shippingthe dog. And now they won't reply ask for refund. They won't send me my money. So I contacted ya

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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I seen this website and saw the puppy that i wanted to purchase and contacted them for information and they responded via email and told me that the pup was available. They also told me they would sell me another pup if I was interested i could get 2 for a discount (star and rolly). they tell me send a deposit of $150.00 by Cashapp. So I sent them half of the amount $450.00 for both pups which were $900.00. I mentioned that i would be picking up pups then they told me to send another 200.00 for the transfer of ownership via Cashapp to a different tag from where i first sent the deposit. Now they want another $500.00 for USDA paper work that teacup yorkie pups sell over 2000.00 in stores and that i was needed to finish the paperwork if not i wasnt able to bring home the pups. I told them why not use the same tag on Cashapp where i made the deposit but they went ahead and sent me a different tag so i can send the additional $500.00 dollars which i did not send

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My family wanted to add another chihuahua to our family. Well I came across the site [email protected] they had a really beautiful little boy named Zoey on there that my family wanted. Did all the steps then after sending payment they did send back receipts. Well when it came time for them to ship Zoey to us via airline they tried to say they now needed another $950 to insure the pup for the flight. When we told the guy who supposedly had the puppies that he never mentioned that to us or we never would have continued with sending him money. We then asked for a refund on at least the $650 payed for puppy. The guy by the name Robert said ok he would send back the refund once he picked puppy back up. I still have not received the refund n he has now disconnected the phone number we had to contact him. Please please please don't try to buy any pups from this website.
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- Madison, TN, USA
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I put a deposit down on a puppy from thso website. I communicated with thw "breeder" multiple times. I paid a 1000 deposit and then was sent an email from thw shippimg co. Stating i needed to pay an additional 1190 for pet insurance. When i called the numner back, it was a textnow number. I then spoke wirh thw breeder again and he stated i had to pay the money tp get thw dog.

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- Winter Garden, FL, USA
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We were involved in an elaborate puppy scam. The address listed is the address he told us to pick up the puppy and seems to be an innocent bystander. The individual sent pictures and details of how the puppy would be delivered. He had AKC numbers that we checked and found to be valid numbers that he must have stolen. We would like to make sure these emails and accounts are flagged or discontinued!

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- Lubbock, TX, USA
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Had me Zelle him 650.00 sent me paperwork on a Rottweiler then he said he was shipping puppy on plane then someone with Global icon transportation said I had to pay them 500.00 for insurance on the puppy. The person that wanted me to send it through Zelle. His name was Abraham Ali which is the same name as the Abraham Ali wanting me to send money for the puppy. That when confronted the person about sending payment to both Abraham Ali. Then they said that’s weird and it’s just a coincidence.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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This organization was used to supposedly deliver a puppy. They have my email address, my personal address, cell phone number, and name.

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- Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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I gave deposit for a puppy. Then i paid for crate rental at courier. Then i paid fòr insurance. They wanted more and i finally said no. They threatened me with jail.

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- Quinton, AL, USA
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Saw a puppy of facebook i asked questions they asked questions never communicated over phone only by messenger 250 pet deposits 175 food 300 for vet visits and being dewormed 600 for rest of puppy sent photo and a small video was not registered on the kkc but claimed to be and then after "dropping" off dog proceeded to get even more scammed by the delivery site and now being harrassed by threats of jail time

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- Waukee, IA, USA
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I was searching the internet for samoyed puppies and found this website, i saw a puppy that really caught my attention and sent a request for it. I had inquired on one of their puppies that was available. They emailed me. Got interested because the puppy was only $700 (they were expecting another litter). After agreeing on purchasing the puppy. They ended up asking for my address and in return they would give me my chosen payment method. They told me shipping would cost $250 which seemed extremely low and told me they would send the puppy to me by air even going as far as to drive them straight to my doorstep. I ended up paying for this and they were going to provide me with a shipping company information that they went through, called EasyPet voyage. Shipping company kept asking for more money and more things to sign and that it would all get refunded at delivery of the dog. After I caught on with the scam, I had contacted them for my money back and no response was made from them.

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- Emporia, KS, USA
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On 2/16/24 I went to www.valleyranchsaintsbernards.com to inquire about a puppy. I submitted an inquiry request through the website. The next day, 2/17/24, I received a reply via text and email. The phone number I was contacted from was 505-373-2655. The email address I was contacted from was [email protected]. John Luke is the man who contacted me. He said he was out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. We agreed on a price, and I sent him the money via Cash App. His Cash App name is Ray Fonkem. His Cash App ID is $RayFricana13. I did not send him money to ship the puppy to my house. I was going to go pick up the puppy and leave on 2/20/24. On 2/19/24 I contacted John Luke about when I was planning on leaving and other information about the puppy. A few hours later I received a text and email saying that I needed to send him money to ship the puppy because he had a family emergency in Germany. That's when I knew he was a fraud. I requested a refund and did not pay him the shipping. I reported to Cash App that this was a fraud and requested a refund. I have not received a refund from either party. Nor do I expect to see one.

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- Tampa, FL, USA
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The website advertised like 8 dachshund puppies for sale all at 800 dollars with vaccines updated and potty trained. Once emailed there were little to no requirements needed to be met in order for the seller to jump to fiscal logistics on when and how I wanted to buy the dog.

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- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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I have been looking to buy an English sheep dog. I reached out to this one breeder and they were very responsive at first. After I sent my deposit they stopped responding. I called numerous times and it just goes to voicemail.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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I was alerted to this scam by a neighbor who indicated that my home address was being falsely used by a scammer pretending to be a puppy seller. This explains someone coming to my home weeks earlier looking for a puppy. My home address is being used as a fake place of business on Google - with a street view of my home and everything. The scammer states that a 50% deposit is required "before coming to my house" to see a puppy. But they are providing my home address and I have not, as of yet, been able to get Google to take it down and it has been over a month. Literally crime in progress and after a month of flagging it, it is still there.

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- Traverse City, MI, USA
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The scammers reached out to my elderly mom regarding purchasing a puppy. The sellers name is Larry Johnson from IL or so they say. The seller supposedly dropped the puppy off to a shipping company to have it flown to my mom in Michigan. The freight company, Smart Prime Online, is wanting her to send another $300 for a crate and insurance to ship the puppy. I went online myself to check into this and went on a chat with someone and the wanted me to send the $300 either by Apple Pay or Zelle and gave me an individuals personal email of [email protected]. When I questioned this they made an excuse that its so that they can direct the funds to the crate provider. When I ask for proof that the situation is not a scam they do nothing but threaten abandonment of the puppy and calling the authorities on us.

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- Fort Myers, FL, USA
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Email website fake phone number asks for 650 for the dog 200 shipping.

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Wish I would have seen this site sooner cuz they just got me for $850 yesterday for a puppy. Now they have disconnected the phone number that they were using. Same website but different phone numbers. I, myself just made a post to here about the same website.

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- Salisbury, NH, USA
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Inquired about a certain pup and was replied to via text message from Mitchel *****. Asked a few questions and he stated he could get me the pup by tomorrow, that he was already shipping 2 pups to California today. When asked how do I get money to you, my options were Zelle or Cash App, etc…. He never got back to me with the cash app tag, so I guess I am the lucky one here. He did send me pictures of the parents and several pictures of the pup I was interested in. Mitchel did get back to me while I was writing this and his cash app tag is $************ another name given was Dakota *******. Thankfully I was able to do some more research on this “too good to be true” situation.

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- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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I was supposedly speaking to someone who sells golden doodle puppies. I sent them 800.00 then they advised the puppy would be transferred via a courier service, inter continental shipping, the day of delivery 2/17/24 they advised of the following :

Dear client

NO:MSL091895174684-CARGO

Your puppy has been matriculated at the agency and is currently in transit But we are facing a little problem, the insurance and Quarantine service center requires an insurance certification before we can proceed with the delivery of this puppy They said the insurance fee is 100% REFUNABLE upon the safe arrival of the puppy because it is only meant to cover the puppy just for some hours. The insurance fee is $899 including delivery which will be refunded back to you today

GRAND TOTAL OF REFUND

Amount .................................. $899

Which is 100% REFUNDABLE BACK TO YOU TODAY EITHER BY CASH OR BY BANK TRANSFERS

Dear Client no:MSL091895174684-CARGO

REFUNDS TO ASHEY CARDOZA

TOTAL REFUNDS= $2647

We received payments you made and everything is under control. As it stands, your puppy is now on transit and we will be proceeding with your refunds.

You will need to pay a total $1599 for your refunds paperwork so that you can get your money back. $1599 will be refunded back while $250 for documentary of the paperwork for your refunds.

This $1599 is added to all your other refunds and refunded upon delivery. We just want to make sure you get your money back.

TOTAL REFUNDS

INSURANCE= $899

VACCINES =. $699

Crate=. $1399

REFUNDS = $1599

____________________________

TOTAL = $4246

Thanks for understanding and note that we are in the last phase of getting your puppy delivered.

They kept incurring fee after fee and said the shipping of the puppy would be delayed if it was not paid, I zelled them as much as I could for the day total of 3500 so that we could have our dog. They stopped responding to my messages after I told them that these fees were outrageous and that it cost more to transport the pet than the actual cost of the pet. When I tried calling they send all my calls to voicemail and said : We don’t accept call for the moment we are so busy now. When I went to the online website and tried to call the contact us number it ran as not in service. After I advised I would be filing a police report they have not responded back to me at all. I am out of all this money, that I can’t get back, and my family has been left devastated knowing our new dog was just a scam. I was so caught up in trying to get this puppy that I did not see the signs of fraud. They kept urging the payment be submitted through multiple Zelle accounts: 2025608392

Andrew Jah

443-358-7340

Roseline

And Venmo account: @tream43

Deontrea Mccladdie ( no transactions went through but I’m attaching information for your review)

And PayPal Frontera

[email protected]( no transactions went through but I’m attaching information for your review)

So that this does not happen to another unsuspecting family thinking they will receive a puppy they paid for

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- Dawsonville, GA, USA
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PottersHaven.com advertises puppies online. They requested payment via Zelle, Googlepay, ApplePay and once the get the payment you never hear from them again. they will not return emails and will not provide phone number or address.

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- Springfield, OR, USA
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The originally told me it would be 500 for the Chihuahua and a 100.00 delivery. Just before they were coming then they wanted 1700.00 for permits to travel with the dog, microchip fees, registration, city fees. They would not deliver the puppy because they wanted an additional 600.00 which refused to send them. They never delivered the dog. I am out of 2300.00

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