Victim Location 23235
Type of a scam Online Purchase
ad showed 6 cockapoo puppies for sale $500 each; advertised in Virginia Beach VA but they turned out to be in Crofton MD. said mom was standard poodle; asked for updated picture of puppies and mom; sent me one of them nursing (they are now 11 wks old). Mom clearly not a poodle. had to text him as his English was very poor. wanted $200 deposit by next day. I didn’t have a good feeling so said I would call the day we were coming to make sure they were still available (3 hours away). He started pressuring me about deposit. I told him my niece would be there tomorrow afternoon (today) and give him cash in hand. He said -no, no we need more time to get them ready. Sent me a picture of "his son who has brain tumor" etc. more pressure to make deposit. said he needed time to get papers ready. I told him never mind. he continued to text me about it.