Victim Location 75093
Total money lost $850
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Scammer was for the Purchase of a French Bulldog (Frenchie) puppy. Seller sends a legitimate looking contract for $850 for the puppy, has you fund the purchase via a wire. When times comes to ship the puppy to you, the morning of the flight they tell you there is an issue with the crate and ask you to moneygram or zelle funds to a bogus shipping company that requires $1,600 deposit of which $1,400 you will get back when the puppy is delivered. The person they ask you to send the additional funds to is not a company but a persons name – which is clearly an issue.
You will not get a puppy delivered and they will walk away with your original $850 for the puppy.