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• Sep 09, 2025
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Contacted lady about getting a puppy after sending payment for the puppy. She message back and said that it would be an extra 500 for the vet bills sent that then she said that the puppy would be delivered via air freight gave me the website and I suppose tracking number once there you had to contact a Chatbot who said that I would need to send an extra $700 for a ventilated crate to ship the puppy and that would be refunded once the puppy was delivered then I received another message two hours later saying that it was on hold because I needed to pay for insurance that would also be refunded that I did not sendthat’s when I knew it was a scam.

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- Coloma, WI, USA • Sep 08, 2025
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I had purchased a puppy through a so called breeder out of IL, and they were said to be using global logsistics transport express to deliever rhepuppy to my address. The seller of the puppy said that delievery was included in the price of my deposit. However upon breeder "dropping" puppy off at facility, they proceed to email me asking for another $500 or $800 to purchase an AC crate to transport dog. The business has no working phone number, no address for tge state of IL, the emails are full of typos with random links in them to try to get you to click on them. Once i realized the breeder was a scam this "company" continues to harrass you for payment. Doing further research there are many many claims of scam breeders using this company and scamming folks out of $2000+ dollars.

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- Palm Bay, FL, USA • Sep 04, 2025
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Contacted breeder Santiago Bordon of Divine Springers concerning a English Springer Spaniel puppy. Paid $1000.00 and never received the puppy

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- Satellite Beach, FL, USA • Sep 01, 2025
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made fake posts about golden retriever puppies they had for sale, stated they would try to meet us half way for the puppy, got a deposit of 250 dollars and blocked us on everything

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- Valrico, FL, USA • Aug 19, 2025
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On July 19 2025 we saw a picture of a puppy for sale on Facebook.

We were asked to PM the person on line. We proceeded to continue the discussion through text on messenger. We decided on a price and delivery. He asked for all of our personal information because he was going to pay a service to deliver the puppy. He then required a 50% deposit which we made through Zelle. We received the receipt that the money was received. Through our own stupidity the money was sent to a Keaneshia Fairley 681 661 8116 and that should have been a huge red flag. Wanting the puppy made us soooo stupid. We were supposed to get some additional information and pictures which never happened. Tried to contact Jordan on 7/27 on Messenger and all the page said was This person is unavailable on Messenger. The transaction ended there??

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- Jewett, TX, USA • Aug 19, 2025
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Advertising puppies for sale, gives bogus address for pick up of puppy purchased

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- Hattiesburg, MS, USA • Aug 18, 2025
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I just wanted a puppy for protection as a single mom. Now I’m blocked

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- Ladson, SC, USA • Aug 08, 2025
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Dollface Darlings Haven is a website that claims to sell Maltese puppies. I found the website for my mother, and she fell in love with one of their puppies. They sent my mother the application to purchase the puppy and paid them $800 with Zelle. The company was supposed to ship the puppy today to her. After the company was paid, they went silent and would not return any phone calls or emails to my mother. They are a complete scam company, and their website should be taken down.

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- El Paso, TX, USA • Aug 06, 2025
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Exact same message as previously reported on the Home to Home website...Omar C. Z very lovely. I am very much interested etc. etc.

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- Aylett, VA, USA • Jul 06, 2025
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Elizabeth Sophia Scarlett, [email protected], Elizabeth's dachshund haven on FB, https://www.facebook.com/share/175aojrMyJ/. She worked hard to convince us she had puppies, but there was one red flag after another. Also her delivery services [email protected] and [email protected] had a ton of undisclosed fees to finish transporting. This woman sent messenger chats to me for weeks about a male minature dachshund, cost $600 with $50 delivery turned into $1200 in unddisclosed fees. I sent her a zelle deposit of $300 and received a receipt. I also sent the delivery company $100 using zellle. It was never enough money. They kept wanting more and tried to hold the dog for ransom.

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- Clanton, AL, USA • Jun 19, 2025
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I ran across a website listing Cavalier King Charles Spaniels for $550, marked down from $995. I cannot remember the website name, but I filled out a questionnaire with my Information, including my name, phone number, and the dog I was inquiring about.

I received an email and a text message the next day telling me I could purchase “Sophie” for $550, a discounted rate due to more puppies about to arrive. I was also offered air transport for $150. I was asked several additional questions about my purpose for the puppy.

I started to get suspicious due to the grammar inconsistencies in the email and text wording, so I looked up the phone number. That is how I found the fraud notice related to the phone number on here for “puppy fraud”.

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- Avon Lake, OH, USA • Jun 02, 2025
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They are pretending to sell yorkies. It is a total scam. I was scammed once before buying yorkies. This website almost got me for $800 this time. The website looks so litigant. Until I called and talked to someone about these yorkies they could barely speak English to answer my questions. I knew right away it is a scam. The same thing happened to be before about 10 years ago for $2000.00 which they got. They are still out there. They must be stopped. I will help in any way I can. Thank you!

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- Dubois, WY, USA • May 29, 2025
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They appear to operate under two

They pose themselves as a husband and wife company but they feel very computer generated in responses and appear to

operate under different company names. Aloha teacup pomeranian puppies

https://alohateacuppuppies.com

They said they recently located to Los Angleas.

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- Canon City, CO, USA • May 28, 2025
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We were looking for a Border Collie. My husband did a Google search and found Spring Border Collie. A nice website etc. Says they are a state registered border collie breeder. We selected a puppy we were interested in and they contacted us. Asked for some information about us, and agreed we would be a "good home". They asked for a down-payment to secure our puppy choice. We sent $200. Then, asked for $300 more, to be close to completing the payment. At this time, we should have realized something was not quite right...but didn't. We drove to the given address, where the woman who answered the door sadly told us we had been scammed.

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- Buffalo, NY, USA • May 28, 2025
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Cane corso puppy.

Paid 500. Deposit

Then they immediately requested an additional 500

Few people involved with getting the money.

Scam

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- Irwin, PA, USA • May 25, 2025
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Found a Bichon Frise puppy on the person's website. Texted back and forth for 2 weeks regarding the puppy. Was told that $680 included flight, shipping, and delivery to my home. I was not informed of any additional costs, which I inquired about. Was informed that he uses Express Airpets for shipping and delivery which includes a dog nanny to care for the puppy during transit and delivery. The puppy left Phoenix, AZ on the morning of 5/23/25 and delivered to my home by 3:00 PM (EST). I was provided a tracking number for the puppy. I was informed by the seller that morning that he was told by a customer the day before that payment for an electronic thermal regulated crate was required for flight and the fee would be refunded to me on delivery of the puppy. At 11:26 AM, I received contact from Express Airpets that $1500 was required for an air controlled crate for the animal to travel. I inquired about this and spoke to the representative who informed me that it was required for travel and would be reimbursed when the puppy was delivered to me. I paid the fee.

Then I received a call that I was sent an email to transfer name of ownership to me and it required $3500. I spoke with the representative and informed him that I was not made aware of these additional costs. He stated that the dog could not proceed with travel until this was taken care of and I would be reimbursed the amount on delivery of the puppy. I paid $1000 through Zelle via my bank. My son paid $2300 (apple pay) as I reached limit amount through my bank. My husband paid the remaining $200. As luck would have it, due to the time it took for name transfer, the puppy missed his connecting flight and remained in Memphis with rescheduled flight that evening. An update call from Express Airpets informed me that the flight was cancelled and the animal would fly out on Saturday morning at 10:00 am with arrival to my home by 2:00 pm (EST). A call in the morning from Express Airpets informed me that the flight was delayed by 2 hours and would arrive at my home by 4:00 pm. I received a call when the flight left Memphis and a call when the flight landed and was reprimanded for not checking my email. The representative from Express Airpets named "Johnson" informed me that $6500 was required for licensing of the puppy. I stated that I would get the dog licensed on my own. He stated that $6370 would be refunded on delivery of the puppy. The remaining $130 would cover the cost of obtaining the license. The email stated that $11,370 would be refunded on delivery. I stated that I had no funds available through my bank. I was instructed to contact the seller as they often will cover the cost.

I contacted the seller via text, who told me to pay it and I would get my money back. I stated that I had no more funds available and was instructed by Express Airpets to contact the seller to make the payment. He stated that he was sending his wife to the bank and she would pay $4000 to the Express Airpets office but I had to pay $2500. I stated that I did not have $2500 and he told me to borrow it because I would get the money back and could pay the person back. I said that I had no one to borrow from and would he cover the total cost. He stated, "do not make me mad, just pay the $2500." With additional request for assistance, he stopped responding.

I spoke with the representative and ask to speak to his supervisor, who name was "Brandon." He was rude and asked why I was making this transaction so hard. I was told that if not paid, the puppy would go to a rescue home. I asked location of the home and was told that they did not know but it could be in any state of their choosing. I asked about a refund and was told that it could take up to 90 days. The transaction was cancelled and "Johnson," the representative who I spoke with throughout the 2 days stated that he would begin the process and I would get an email on Monday with the refund paperwork. Several hours later, I received a text from "Johnson" request a picture of my photo ID or Driver's license as it was needed to process the refund. I provided a picture of my college ID that has a picture. He text back that he needed a photo ID or driver's license. I stated that what I sent was a photo ID. He text back that I would hear from him again on Monday.

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- Duquesne, PA, USA • May 25, 2025
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The Breeder (Barkley Peterlin) stated that he sales full blooded Cane Corso puppies. He stated that he was to provide the proper documentation for the pups. At the time of sale he only provided the medical records and no documentation of the bloodline of the puppies. When I attempted to obtain the information he never responded. After I obtained the information from Banfield Animal Hospital that the pup was only 36% Cane Corso. I immediately contacted him about this issue demanding a refund with no response from him. Barkley Peterlin is scamming people selling mutts for $2500+ believing that they are purchasing a pure blooded puppy.

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- Salem, MA, USA • May 21, 2025
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Website advertises AKC registered mini dachshunds.

Puppies do not exists.

Scammer refuses to refund money.

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- Frankfort, OH, USA • May 21, 2025
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The website has available chihuahua puppies for sale. I contacted about one and became suspicious during the email exchange that followed. They used an AI generator for one of the responses and forgot to remove the link. Then when I asked for picture evidence that they indeed had that puppy on site, they sent me a very clearly altered image with a fake post it note with my name and today’s date.

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- Tucson, AZ, USA • May 20, 2025
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I was looking for a certain puppy and they said once I paid them 600 they would send me the puppy free shipping. I looked into them and it seems they are a scam

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