I am so glad you shared this and I am sorry that you had that experience. I nearly fell for it too via the kids. How cruel are these scammers
Victim Location 33165
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I was trying to purchase a puppy from this individual. He was giving me none usual methods of payment. He was sending me to bitcoin ATM to send him cash. He also asked me to send $500 deposit through the Westen Union. I did. My children were desperately waiting for the little puppy that he already said that he was shipping to my address trough Express Chipper even with a tracking # A0408GOLS20US. Western Union put the money on hold waiting for me to contact them. After contacting Western Union and answer their questions they denied for this individual to cash up the money. They notified me that I was potentially going to be a victim of a scam and being robbed. Thanks to Western Union I did not lose my $500. I am reporting this individual to stop him from stilling from innocent people that are trying to purchase a puppy for their family.