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- Roberts, MT, USA • Mar 08, 2024
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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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• Mar 20, 2024
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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.

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- Douglasville, GA, USA • Mar 08, 2024
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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 • Mar 08, 2024
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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 • Mar 07, 2024
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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 • Mar 05, 2024
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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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- Plant City, FL, USA • Mar 05, 2024
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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 • Mar 05, 2024
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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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• Mar 03, 2024
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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 • Feb 26, 2024
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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 • Feb 26, 2024
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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 • Feb 25, 2024
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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 • Feb 23, 2024
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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 • Feb 23, 2024
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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 • Feb 21, 2024
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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 • Feb 20, 2024
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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 • Feb 20, 2024
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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 • Feb 19, 2024
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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 • Feb 19, 2024
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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 • Feb 19, 2024
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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 • Feb 18, 2024
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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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