Victim Location 03062
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I contacted this seller of puppies and they sold me a puppy for $800, which includes the airfare from Idaho to New Hampshire. I thought this was really inexpensive, but their website looks professional and there were some nice testimonials. They don’t accept Paypal or Credit Cards, so they asked me to setup a Zelle account to send them my money. I did this last night, and then this morning the seller texted me that the money had not yet arrived. I called my bank to find out what the issue was, and they told me they put a hold on this Zelle transaction because "99.7% of puppy and cat sales over the internet are fraudulent". The bank rep told me that the website for this puppy seller was set up over a a week ago (so how could they have so many testimonials) and that the phone number is an internet # – not a cellphone or landline – so he was certain we were being scammed. I just wanted to pass this information along or the ScamPulse.com to investigate.
The address they provided on the Sales Agreement is
1051 O’Reilley Rd.
Princeton, ID 83857