Scammer’s website www.barbarasdachshundhome.com
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Email
Purchase of dachshund puppies.
Hot and heavy initial contact but no direct phone number
Only accepts payments with no recourse such as Zelle or American Express Cards.
In cahoots with pet transporting company listed as Pet Line Couriers, who turns around and tries to get you to send more money via Zelle for different dog carrier
Victim Location 55346
Type of a scam Other
I contacted a pet breeder requesting more information through their online form. They also listed an email address, so I thought I would give it a try. They contacted me through email (attached) with some information about the dachshund, asked me a few more questions, and provided a phone number. They noted they were from Oklahoma City, but the email seemed like a non-native English speaker. I called. The person who answered the phone sounded like they were in a call center (phones ringing in the background). He said to respond to his wife…never giving me a name… He said he was in the hospital with someone else at the moment and didn’t have access to all the information. I responded asking where I could pick up the puppy. Still no address. They asked for payment through a non-guaranteed means, still claiming that there was a 100% refund policy. I told them my last breeder provided an invoice through Paypal with her name, address, and tax identifier and asked them to do the same. I never heard back.
Victim Location 79015
Type of a scam Other
I requested information on a puppy and the person had responded. She seemed very nice and genuine and asked for details to make sure the puppy would have a great home. Her website looked real and had very long, detailed descriptions of how they take care of their puppies. I had asked for details about the puppy and she was fine answering them until I had asked for a current picture of the puppy with today’s date written on it and any documentation she could provide me with. I had also asked if I could pay the full amount upfront when I received the puppy. She only responded saying that in order to schedule a visit, I have to pay a 300 dollar deposit fee. So I then asked again for the picture at least and she never responded which was weird because she had been really good at responding. I then decided to reverse image search every image she sent me and got lucky with only one of them. The puppy I was interested in was on someone’s instagram page and already had a loving home far away from Oklahoma. The puppy was also a year old and not 11weeks like advertised.