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On. 1/21/23 found friendly teacup poodle puppies website searching for a puppy. Filled out information on web page and received a text from 704-741-0170. We exchanged text and he sent more pics of puppy. Asked us to answer questions like where we lived and had we had puppies before, etc. Afterwards he asked if we wanted to purchase the puppy. We told him yes. He asked if i had Zelle, Cash pay or Google pay. My husband has Zelle so he asked to send payment to [email protected]. The payment wouldn't go thru so he asked if we could get gift cards. He specifically asked for visa Vanilla cards. The puppy was $500 with a $150 delivery fee. So I purchased 2 gift cards for the amounts above and took a pic of cards and receipt and sent to him. That night we got a bill of sale with the name of seller being Michael Lynn. The next morning I get a text saying I would get a text from city express delivery service and they would be delivering my puppy. I did get a text from 214-428-6263 saying they were sending me an email with tracking number so I could track my puppy. They email came from http://cityexpressdeliveryservice1972.com. I got message saying my puppy was on the way. I later get a email saying the pet authorities in Louisville,KY wouldn't let my puppy go thru because he had no insurance. They wanted me to pay an additional $500 for insurance and send it to [email protected]. I refused to pay. I tried contacting the puppy breeder with no answer. I text and got a text back saying puppy had insurance. My husband called the next day and he answered. He was a foreigner. We never received the puppy.

I did call the number on back of the gift card to see if I could track it. The $500 card was spent at Estee Lauder/ Clinque in New York. The $150 card was used at Woww in New York.

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Do not I repeat do not fall for family raised Australian shepherd by David ordish in Edmond Oklahoma!

Everything was legit I did my research then when they went to ship her through flight I got a tracking number awesome!! Then… I got an email about a thermal crate and I need to pay a refundable extra 990$ to rent it. The so called airline is Air Competence Transport Logistics. When I called this said airline before I ever gave my tracking number they said this is for Meranda alexander (huge red flag)

I sent a Zelle payment to a person named kariss beamer!

Now I feel like an [censored] and am out of a lot of money!! Please beware!!!

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They are selling puppies. We exchanged emails and he didn’t answer any questions that I asked as he understood them. I don’t think he understood English very well. I then called him out on being a scam and he didn’t reply. An honest business would have been offended

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I ordered a Vizsla puppy from Dove Foster. Never spoke on phone. All through email. He supposively delivered to the Air Competence Transport Logistics (929-481-3335) to fly her after I paid him (yet it was a different name (Francisço Cruz). Then the transport company needed a $990 special crate, money to be refunded at drop off. Yet a different person (Quanzel Gipson). Each time, it delayed the flight. Next, the puppy needed 2 vaccines, air decompression and sedative $1000. I paid $500 and owner paid $500, again refundable at delivery. Puppy is in transit they say and had to stop in Alabama and discovered puppy had PRA an eye virus that would make her go blind if not treated, $1500. I did not pay and contacted owner by email because he wasn't answering my calls. He said it was my fault because the puppy stayed at the transport too long. Not my fault and its an hereditary disease, if it was even true, I think not. So they threatened me with jail and fines if I didn't treat her and take her. I called the airport and the representative could tell me my own story. She sadly said it was a scam she sees everyday. She asked me to make a police report and contact the Colorado BBB. Help if possible! Investigate and shut this racket down! Thank you.

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I contacted the individuals through the email listed on the website and got what seemed like an automated reply back. After multiple emails back and forth realizes discrepancies in the information provided from one email to the next, for example: the total price on one email differed from the next, the puppies name was not correct and the forms of payment changed from only zelle or venmo to only zelle or cash app. The company refused to take credit cards or anything other than zelle or cash app. They wanted me to send a screenshot when payment was sent. My bank flagged the wire transfer for my security and "robert" immediately called me questioning why the payment didn't go through so I explained the situation and told him I'd follow up the next day. The next day "robert" called 2-3 times while I was at work (to inquire about the money) but never left a voice-mail or sent an email. When I Googled the phone number a scam had been reported just a different company name and "robert" claimed "someone was using their credentials to scam". I also asked if they had any reviews anywhere other than like 4 on their website and they do not which is another red flag. I am not saying they are a scam 100% but it was enough for me to back out and when I did, they never responded.

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My wife tried to purchase a cavapoo puppy from Heavenly Love Cavapoo, a registered breeder out of Colorado Springs. Their website offered puppy at $950.00 plus $250.00 for shipping or delivery. They wanted payment through cash apps and at one point said she could just photo copy the front and back of her debit card and they could use that for payment. So she used a cash app and everything with the "breeder" seemed OK. However, they said they used https://bestdeliveryagency.com/pet-services/ the Best Delivery Company for the shipping of the puppy. The "shipping company" contacted my wife through email in broken English and poor grammar and said we needed to put an $850 deposit down on a better heated shipping crate due to the weather. They said she would get her money back upon arrival of the puppy. Once she agreed to this they then came back to her and said they were out of the $850 crates and she should reserve the more expensive crate for $1450. After that they said the puppy needed to receive a COVID shot before shipping for another $650. She refused to pay this and then realized she was being scammed. Her communication with the shipping company was only through email. They provided no phone number. We never received another reply from either the breeder or the shipping company.

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I wanted to purchase a puppy from them but the address Givin did not match the name and when I looked up the seller her name was Karen and she didn't have any puppies currently for sale. The person Identified as James. Nothing was adding up. So I didn't send the money or any information.

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This website stole my puppy's pictures from his Instagram and made a fake advertisement with his picture trying to scam people by making them think he was bred by them and for sale

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My name is Jessica Brown. I met Brittany Frymyer on a Facebook group for Corgi puppies. I began speaking to her at the end of November 2022. The pick up date for the puppy would be January 17, 2023. On her first message it was said the puppy would be akc registered. I was required to make a $125 deposit. I spoke to her for months and made payments. She set up a deal with me if I paid early whatever I paid that amount would be doubled toward my balance. I asked her multiple times if there was a specific time she needed to meet on pickup day. She kept saying anytime. I drove three hours and she left me waiting at a McDonald’s for two hours. Her mother finally brought the puppy. The puppy was so dirty and had fleas. I was supposed to get a puppy pack with the puppy vet information and registration papers and did not get it. I mess her for a week after asking for the papers I need. She kept saying she mailed them. She is now saying the puppy's mothers registration is not complete so now I can’t AKC register my puppy. This has been an awful experience. I hope something is done about this women. She does not need to be able to breed animals. Thank you for your time.

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I had to pay for extra services to get dog plus had to get gift cards and send pics of them which they had me send money through Zelle said they didn’t recieve it so send again they used gift cards I called on balances. Paid through pay pal said it didn’t come through so send again.

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I was online looking for possible dachshund puppies.

I contacted this site (https://parkerdachshundfarm.site/puppies-available/) about a particular puppy and was engaged immediately through text messages and questions and answers.

After getting all my questions answered I agreed to purchase a puppy and was emailed the contract attached. The contract was for the purchase of the puppy for $500 and an extra $130 for shipping cost. I paid $630 to the seller and several days later was contacted by a shipping company.

The shipping company wanted to charge me $1000.+ to ship the dog so I contacted the owner and said I already paid you for shipping the dog.

They said that there was a problem with the shipping and I would have to pay over $1000 to get the dog shipped to me. I did not receive the puppy and did not receive any other communication. I contacted the shipping company again and said I already paid for the shipping through the purchase of the dog and then try to contact this person/company.

They will not refund my money. They said they gave the dog to the shipper, and no longer have the dog. I’m wondering if the shipping company is a scam as well?

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I want to buy the puppy

He ask me to pay by Zelle and add the note Family Emergency

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I found their website online as I was looking for Bernedoodle breeders. I reached out to through the website and then they contacted me via email. I asked for detailed information on a specific puppy posted and they were very brief. They claimed the puppy’s parents were AKC registered so I asked for documentation and they couldn’t give it to me. I told them I needed proof that this wasn’t a scam and they stopped responding. I almost paid them $1,175 for a puppy that most likely doesn’t exist. I have emails if needed for more info.

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Purchased a newf puppy . Email and text all seeing normal. Deposited 400 was also normal. Only thing I didn't like is it was through Zelle. They got all my personal information for shipping. Then they ask for the other part of the money usually you don't do that until the puppy arrives. This is when I started getting suspicious. I get a second text from a different number claiming to be the courier. And they gave me a different Zelle account to send the rest of the money. I called the scammer out on the 1st line and they claim they would send my 400 back because I told them I could go to business bureau and post everywhere and use resources I could. Of course they never did nor did I get my puppy. He even sent pictures of him doing different things so they had to have stolen this off of the legitimate site somewhere.

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se hico pasar por criador de perro

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- Thaxton, MS, USA
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The price was to low for a teacup Chihuahua and the phone number they gave me was a recording out of CA.

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- Stillwater, OK, USA
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It is a puppy scam get a deposit then try to get more but never get anything

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- Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Had a contract to purchase a French bulldog puppy - sent $5000 over 6mo (June-Dec) drove from Phx, AZ to Oakland, CA at agreed upon date and address no one showed up, all communication stopped. Left Oakland without puppy and -$5000.

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Looked up yorkie puppy online for purchase came across website inquired about a puppy named Eva was send an email with more pics and asked to answer some pre adoption questions kept emailing ask someone to call a man called asked us if we were interested in puppy but then him up fast and emailed about call, emailed some more and was told I’d get a contract and flight info and documents once puppy is registered for shipping ext…. Did receive contract after I paid $780 through cash app $kee1329 the contract was not signed by name on contract which was Keona Jeffries who the man claimed was his wife and whose name came up on cash app. Which made me skeptical then I continued to be persistent with shipping info etc and we made a plan to ship dog after holidays. 1/2 contacted them again for shipping info they said they just registered dog and to check email because the company American pets relocator sent me an email in this email they asked for more money for special thermal crate for shipping and said I’d get a 95% refund of crate once it’s returned the crate was 1250 well at that point I knew it was no good and I asked for a refund of money sent for dog they said they don’t do refunds but can help with help of crate price I said no and then sent refund request on cash app for money back over and over with no response I emailed also and again no response

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- Bel Air, MD, USA
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11/13/2022 My niece’s friends FB account was hacked. The hacker posted was rehoming puppies for $400. Wanted deposit of $200. Conversation back and forth and person requested it to be paid by PayPal. It wasn’t until they requested a screenshot of the PayPal payment I got suspicious. I contacted my niece about her friend and that’s when I found out his account had been hacked and there where no puppies. I have screenshots of the conversation couldn’t figure out a way to copy it. I contacted PayPal and my credit card company within minutes of the transaction but they both failed me.

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