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- Newark, DE, USA
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I was trying to purchase a dog, and he wanted all the money up front without seeing the dog. I got him down to 1/2 price for the paperwork and the paperwork does not line up with the AKC or with you.

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- Cape Coral, FL, USA
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I place the hold deposit of $400, then when made the finally deposit of $400, I was informed it was $500 due to puppy getting their 10wks shots. Breeder informed me she had shipped the puppy through [email protected] | (575) 200-1381 Tracking Number: HTL05201

https://happytailslogistics.org/track-your-pet/ and then they proceed to ask for an additional $1700 for a special travel crate due to the cold weather, which I complied. Now, this courier to telling me they are holding the puppy until pet travel insurance is met $1000. My bank account is depleted, so I started looking online and seeing scams of both business all over internet. I spoke to the breeder and they informed me this courier is credible as they’ve used it for 4yrs

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- Las Vegas, NV, USA
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We put a down payment on a puppy in Nov of 2020 and was strung along for an entire year, then we were passed off to a family member that was a supposed breeder that had a pup for us and never heard from them! There is no website to this business so I can’t leave a review, nor is there a way to leave a review on Google! I never did get an address city or zip code so ScamPulse.com is not allowing me to file a scam report. Tho it’s taken me this long to report, I am still furious that this mother/daughter supposed breed house got away with defrauding us!

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- Miami, FL, USA
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This delivery company has a puppy that I paid for. Without my knowledge or permission, the breeder gave the puppy to this delivery service. I had made arrangements to pick up in person from breeder. This company wants me to rent a crate for 490.00. The email they sent to me to send payment is to a private person and not a company. They refuse to explain why this is. They say the money is refunded when puppy delivered. That’s not how rentals usually work. They sent me pictures of the wrong puppy but later sent pictures of the right puppy but the picture doesn’t look like it’s from a delivery service. They are threatening me that I can’t refuse this puppy because they have all my information. I have no contract or signed agreement with them. Can’t find their business in a google search or thru the better business bureau

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- Miami, FL, USA
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I bought a Boxer puppy from Rebecca Machado. I made arrangements to pick up in person. She text me on Saturday and said she gave the puppy to a delivery service without my knowledge or consent. She stated her daughter was deathly sick and in the hospital. She sent me a picture that was not an emergency room picture.. it looked like an office visit. No gown, no gurney, no monitors etc. now the delivery company Dynamic Shipping Express is trying to get 490-1090 for a crate rental which they say is 100 per cent refunded on delivery of puppy. When I asked Rebecca why she didn’t pay for the crate she said she has bills and no money. She was paid 800 thru pay pal.

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- Kanab, UT, USA
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I paid the Winning Teacup Poodles vender $640.00 for a puppy and delivery to our local airport. Then the shipper tried to extort another $1000 from me for a "thermal crate." I refused to pay more and no puppy was delivered. The vender tried to convince me to pay more to the shipper, but I told him he was responsible to deal with the shipper since I had already paid the vender for shipping, and the vender hired the defective shipper. Now the vender and shipper are silent. No offer of refund or receipt of product has happened.

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- Vincent, OH, USA
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I payed 600 for a yorkie puppy, signed the contract. shipping sent me an email telling me i needed insurance it was 500 to protect myself and puppy. They email me again telling me they gave the puppy 5 shots to keep her safe and they needed 1000 refundable dollars and they would deliver my puppy. I did not send the money and did not get my puppy. Swift cargo and relocators were the delivery company. Ilovelogistics [email protected]

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Contact on FB, Pictures and commentary believable. Website on godaddy.com appeared legit.

contract, application, etc. deposit, electronic. seemed professional. was professional scam.

Lost deposit, travel time to site, approx 2hours and the exasperation of being humiliated. Did not receive

communication after arrival on site confirmation. Not even the humiliation of a fooled you symbol. Reported to Real

Estate listing agent as the house was in fact for sale and empty. Police wouldn't even take a report. No evidence

people lived there commited a crime.

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- Kanab, UT, USA
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Sold me Molly (10 week old white teacup poodle) for $500 and $140 to ship to Page, AZ airport. The vendor also claimed to be a Christian in an attempt to get me to trust him more. Shipper demanded $1000 more to ship in a "Thermal" crate. I declined and then the vendor, John West, tried to convince me to pay the extra fee. Now he (John West) and the shipper have gone silent, and Molly has not arrived as promised. Also, I found out that the Page Airport doesn't even have flights that arrive at the ETA promised by the vendor.

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- Fairport, NY, USA
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Neighbor saw a listing for puppies from “*** ******” he’s a real person - has criminal record. He blocked after they sent payment. I’m worried he’s doing this to more than just them. Is there a way to hold him accountable or get the money back? His page shows he works for Rochester Regional Health

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- Louisville, KY, USA
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I was looking for adopting a pet. I found an advertisement that 2 malteze puppies are going for adoption. The "owners" name is Esther Brac with an email address [email protected] and phone number +49 15215614636. He told me that the shipment would be took place using this company https://logistikshippers.com/ and that i had to pay 200$ for transportation. I gave the money through Western Union to this guy:

Name: Gildas Arsel

Surname: Talla Broueka

Country: Turkey

After the payment they send me an email to request another 855$ for vaccines and Electronic Air Conditioner Crate. They explained that it was for the puppy's safety and will refund me after the agent give it to me because its a rental fee. They requested to send the money to the same guy. When i started asking and complaining that it is huge amount of money they said that if i didn't pay they will insult me for pet abandonment. The flight details that they sent me are the following:

Name of carrier: Mr. Blizbeth

Agent Number: IPMS .8655

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- Valdese, NC, USA
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We were trying to buy a Berne doodle puppy. The cost was $500. The seller then asked for $250 for vet charges. We sent the $250 to a different phone number (773-439-9203). We were planning to drive to pick up the puppy, but the seller's dad died, and he needed to ship the puppy to us. He asked for another $1,000 to be sent to another phone number for crate charges. We suspected a scam at this point and did not provide any more money.

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- Tomball, TX, USA
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Wanted to purchase a dachshund puppy, was looking around on websites and was doing my research. I could not find an address for this business, when they called it had the area code for Amarillo, TX. I am not sure how I can trust this service after researching and seeing they have scammed people. Please take them down off of the internet immediately. I have not paid these people yet and I am glad I did not.

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- Akron, OH, USA
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I attempted to buy a puppy and have it shipped to ohio from Texas..after 850 paid by paypal then i had to pay 990 for pet insurance before dog could be shipped. Thry wanted me to get 2 gift cards for insurance payments

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- Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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Laura mcburnie selling a teacup chihuahua. Kept saying PayPal didn't go thru.

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- Rydal, GA, USA
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Posted photo of a Maltipoo puppy to rehome stating they were not home enough and needed to rehome. Communicated via Messenger as Ellie Chavent on 1/2/24. Lots of questions back and forth. Agreed on a meeting location and sent $100 deposit. Discovered it was a scam immediately after money was sent. The email she gave to send the money via Zelle was supposedly her daughters in the name of Shawna Clayton at [email protected]. I sent proof the money was sent via Zelle. This morning I requested a refund and she said she did not receive the money. She seems to think she is not traceable due to using a different name. She sent me a picture of the bank statement thinking my name was not on it. However, it is there because it shows up as my first name. It also listed multiple other names with Zelle deposits similar which I expect are additional scammed individuals. There were also transactions from the state of Washington so she/he may be located there. I have kept copies of the messages and documents if anyone needs them.

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I believe the same people scammed me. My scam wasn’t over a puppy though. It was over some nutcrackers that Walmart was selling. I’m almost certain it’s the same people. I have a lot of information as well. I know for sure they have been using a man’s identity who passed away in 2011. They did me the same way on the shipping.

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- Hampton, GA, USA
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I contacted about puppy I payed and was told the puppy was taking to be shipped to Ga I paid a total of $700 dollar and as of today Jan 2nd 2024 no puppy they company Global mail service is the one that was to transport they puppy, and I also paid them over 2000 to have them say on the 31st of Dec 2023 the puppy was sent to Ga and I got a notification the puppy arrived in Ga, than I was ask to pay another $450 Foe a city permit document and they wanted a gift cards also same as the Global mail service after I got is and sent it, they have come up with saying they were having I guess an issue with them, and I still have no puppy I ask for a copy of there business license their address, and I still have no response from that. All they want is me to take the cards back to the store and see what’s wrong with them,

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- Orangeville, PA, USA
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Trying for a puppy, wanted to know where i lived. I had to send half then delivery half when I picked up the puppy but they kept saying they never received the payment through cashapp and i even sent receipt. I tried several times to email them and they would not respond.

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- Cicero, NY, USA
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Schnauzer Cornerstone represents themselves as a puppy breeder and seller. My son contacted them thru their website and they texted him back with details about the dog he was interested in purchasing. They agreed on a price, including escorted air shipping from Florida to NY, and my son send $500 via Zelle to [email protected]. Two days later, the breeder contacted my son and put him in touch with a pet shipping service, Apex Pet Shuttle (apexpetschuttle.com), whose representative called him and emailed him documents covering refundable pet insurance, for which he was to pay $1,500 via Zelle to Apex. The Apex rep said that the insurance was a USDA requirement for shipping pets under the age of 6 months. We called the USDA and they told us it was a scam, as there is no such requirement. We called and texted the breeder to ask for a full refund of the $500 deposit, but there has been no response over the past 48 hours, so clearly this was a scam to steal up to $2,000 from my son.

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- Vero Beach, FL, USA
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My parents tried to purchase a puppy online. The supposed breeder created a shipping form generated by Global Shipping USPS. They texted my mother and stated they needed $100 to be payable through Apple Pay, Zelle, Cashapp, Venmo to be collected before shipping. There is another scammer involved and I think they are working with this company. I have the text messages and the shipping form that was generated. The website claims their address is in Washington, D.C.

When I state they lost verifiable information. The other scammer involved gave their name, address, and telephone number.

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