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They acted like they were going to ship a puppy I bought from them. Sent me tracking information the shipping company sent email asking for $990.00 to pay for a heated dog crate. I payed for shipping in price of puppy. I tried to contact seller and they will not call me back or answer phone.

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We were looking for a German shepherd puppy and my husband came across Smart K9 German shepherd puppies website selling themselves as breeders of champion line German shepherd puppies for $500 or $700 to include delivery to our home. The website is detailed and seemed legit. Communication available through text, call and email. My husband text the number on website and no response. The next morning I received a text saying they were the breeder and wanted to know which puppy I was interested in. The person sent multiple pictures of the dog and description of personality of the dog. I expressed interest and only wanted to pick the puppy up myself, the cost is $500. Via text I was sent a link which directed me to the process of picking up puppy and amount of deposit required to hold puppy until pick up. Payment was only accepted through ZELLE and Cash App. Through Cash app I sent $300. After sending deposit I had more questions so I decided to call the number. The number rings and is answered by a female robot voicemail with no identification. Via text I asked questions about pick up location, veterinarian name where the puppy had shots and microchip placed because this is what is advertised on website. I also asked address for picking up the puppy. Then I was sent a generic contract to sign with the request of a copy of my drivers license. I never signed the contract. Then I received text stating signed contract received requesting remaining $200 be paid before picking puppy up. I realized this was not right. I was not getting my questions answered and unable to talk to anyone via telephone after asking to speak with someone. They were not willing to provide any proof and just told me when I picked up puppy I would get all the documentation. So, today I have received texts requesting remainder$200 for payment. I responded I was no longer interested and requested my $300 deposit back. I received the response “ok.” As of right now I have not received my deposit back. I sent a text asking how soon I should receive my deposit back and responded with “ok.”

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I attempted to purchase a puppy, it was all a scam with a erys golden retrievers. When they asked for 950 additional dollars for a crate my dog loving self became aware that is was a scam and I called him out and received quite a derogatory response.

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“Paul Lucas” was one of the administrators of a Facebook group, which looks like it has changed its name prior to the incident and after i told him i knew he was a scammer. Had a FB page with pictures of border collie pups and testimonials from people posting photos holding border collie pups - in hindsight, all fake accounts with fake photos he created. Never contacted me by phone, all business done on FB Messenger and email. Was suspicious from the beginning, something was just off, used a credit card on Cash App to pay the “deposit” so hopefully will get the 300 back. Was going to drive all the way to Atlanta from S FL to get the dog (14 hrs), but address he gave me didn’t make sense or check out that he was even the resident (white pages.com). “Contract” he emailed was full of grammatical errors and looked like an illiterate 10 yr old completed it…. In it he demanded another $200. Thats when i told him he was a scammer, return my deposit immediately. Of course he ghosted me and as the administrator of the FB page, blocked me so I can’t warn others.

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The scammer is presenting to have a website to sell Australian shepherds. When emailing to inquire he will email back and/or text or call using voip. One of the dogs he was trying to sell “wiggle” is an Instagram famous dogs. Who is actually now grown. Attached is text and emails as well as a picture of the Instagram account which he pulled exact photos and saved as the Instagram dogs name.

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scammer offered to sell a puppy; provided website, adoption info. asked for $700 deposit which stated was fully refundable. traveled 4 hr drive to the Suffolk address; arrived to find out there was no puppy for sell and it was a scam.

According to the website Whois.com the company is registered out of Singapore with the registrar being Alibaba.com.

BBB notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet  or pet  transportation scam, ScamPulse.com encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General's office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

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Put a 150 down payment for a teacup maltese and then he kept pushing me to pay the rest with a gift card which I didn't. Then a family member contacted him and he tried to pull the same scam showing pictures of the same puppy. He ask where you are located then will randomly tell you a city close to you and tell you to pick up at the fake address

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I WAS MESSAGING WITH ALICIA CARNEY ABOUT A ADD ON FACEBOOK ABOUT A DOG THAT NEEDED A GOOD HOME. SHE ASKED ME TO GET HER A NON REUSABLE CARD FROM WALMART WHICH I PURCHASED AND SENT HER VIA MESSENGER. SHE SENT ME TRACKING FROM A WEBSITE CALLED SAFE AGENCY DELIVERY. THERE WAS NO NUMBER OR ADDRESS FOR THAT COMPANY BUT I RECEIVED EMAILS STATING I HAD TO PAY ADDITIONAL $399 TO GET THE DOG. THE LADY BLOCKED ME ON FACEBOOK THE ONLY INFO I HAVE ON ALICIA WHICH I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS REALLY HER IS SHE LIVES IN VERO BEACH FLORDIA. CENTRALPUPS IS THE FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THERE IS ANOTHER FACEBOOK PAGE ELAINE STACEY WITH SAME DOG PICS AND POST BUT IT IS WAS POSTED IN AUG 2022. UPON ASKING FOR MY MONEY BACK SHE BLOCKED ME...

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We recently lost our dog who was a Vizla. We started looking online for Vizla puppies. My husband came across this website: https://springsvizslakennel.com/

He contacted them and a guy calling himself Dove Foster told him that there were several puppies available and that they were on sale because they have another litter coming and need the space.

He sent a lot of pictures and a video and the puppy just looked beautiful and we were overtaken by the sentimentality of it and missing our dog.

He even sent a contract. But once I talked to him I heard a scammer. Just the way he talked and the way he was pushing for us to send him the money via the cash app. My instincts flared up and I decided to ask him for his AKC registration number. And that's where it got very weird. He told me that the FBI had advised him to never give out that information because people would try to scam him. And that was what really what told me that this guy's a total scam ***** I called the AKC to search for his name and they did not have him registered. On their kennel website they say they are a "state registered kennel". I asked him where he's "state" registered but did not reply. I asked him to send me the litter registration number and he did not reply.

So sad!

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I wanted to purchase a puppy from Dachshunds re homing on Facebook and paid the deposit and then the rest which was 450.00 and then they started telling me that I needed a new crate for 900.00 and then 800.00 for a Nevada license and then 500.00 for Insurance and now they say that I need to send another 2200 for quarantine but all monies will be reimbursed when they deliver this puppy they say, but they keep asking for more.

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I googled black gsd German shepherd puppies because I wanted to get a dog to train as my service animal. Their website appeared in the search and I browsed thru it. It looked like a legitimate site. I found a black puppy named ASTRO that I liked and clicked on buy now. I inquired about the dog and wanted to know if he was still available. The scammer then messaged me via text message and asked if I was still interested in buying a puppy. I said yes that astro had caught my eye. They said that he was a great choice and even sent me multiple pictures. I agreed to make a deposit to hold him so no one else would buy him. The scammer asked me for my shipping information and sent me information to use to send money thru zelle. I sent the money and I asked if I send the rest of the money would could I expect him to arrive. They said the next day. So I sent the remainder of the money. The email had said the puppy was being shipped and should arrive by 8 pm. I got an email from a delivery service saying the puppy was being held due to a refundable pet insurance fee of $500 not being paid. That it would need to be paid in order for the puppy to be delivered. I then realized I had been scammed. Also the acammer had emailed me what appeared to be a contract acknowledging the purchase.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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