Victim Location 20740
Total money lost $1,100
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I WANTED TO PURCHASE A TOY POODLE. I LOOKED UP SOME WEBSITE AND CAME ACROSS PRIMEPOODLEPUPPIESHOME.COM. I FELL IN LOVE WITH A PUPPY NAMED DRAKE. WHICH IS STILL UP FOR PURCHASE TO DATE. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE PUPPY VIA THE CONTACT SECTION OF THE WEBSITE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE SELLER. THE PERSON LET ME KNOW THAT HIM AND HIS WIFE DECIDED TO SELL HE PUPPIES BECAUSE THEY were MOVING BLAH BLAH BLAH. HE BROKE EVERYTHING DOWN TO ME ABOUT THE PROCESS VIA EMAIL. I STILL HAVE ALL THE EMAILS BY THE WAY. THEY LET ME KNOW THE AGE OF THE PUPPY SENT ME PICS AND VIDEOS. SO I DECIDED TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. HE SEEMED LIKE A SINCERE PERSON. YEAH RIGHT. SO HE TELLS ME THEY DON’T DO PAY PAL BECAUSE OF IT BEING COMPROMISED SOMEONE WITHDRAW MONEY AND TO DO IT VIA CASH APP. I NEVER DID CASH APP BEFORE AND WAS SCARED TO USE IT. BUT HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE FINE AND I WILL GET THE PUPPY. SO HE INSTRUCTED ME TO SEND THE MONEY 650 TO HIS CASH APP $Brendamengot. I SENT THE 650. WHICH WAS RECEIVED. HE SENT THE SO-CALLED REFERENCE NUMBER 2016187805. THEN GAVE ME WEBSITE TO THE SO-CALLED SHIPPING COMPANY PETSAFETRANSPORTSMOVER AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT THEM WITH REFERENCE NUMBER TO TRACK THE PUPPY. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE PETMOVER COMPANY TELL ME WHEN THE PUPPY WILL BE DELIVERED TO ME. THEN I RECEIVED A EMAIL SAY THE CRATE THE PUPPY WAS IN WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE HIS AGE AND THAT I NEED TO SEND THEM VIA WESTERN UNION 950 WHICH WAS REFUNDED ONCE I RECEIVED MY PUPPY. SO I EMAIL THE CRISTI STOUT AND TOLD HIM WHAT THE PET MOVER COMPANY HAD REQUESTED. AND HE REPLIED BACK WHY ARE THEY ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FORWARD ME THE EMAIL. WHICH I DID. THEN HE EMAILED BACK IM SORRY I DID’T KNOW. SO I TOLD HIM I ONLY CAN DO 450 AND HE SAID HE DO THE REST. SO ONCE AGAIN I CASHED APP HIM 450. I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL FOR THE PETMOVERS WITH THE FLIGHT INFO. AT THIS POINT IM EXCITED. THEN A HOUR OR TWO LATER I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL SAY THE PUPPY HAS BEEN QUARANTINED DUE TO SOME NEW REGULATIONS THAT CAME UP IN THERE MEETING THAT SAME DAY SAY I HAVE TO PAY 1000 FOR QUARANTINE AND A EXTRA 400. AT THIS POINT IM PISSED AND WENT OFF AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS SOME BULL[censored]. YOUR COMPANY is FRAUDS AND I WANT ALL MY MONEY AND I WAS GOING TO REPORT THEM TO THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACTED THE SELLER WHICH I DID. I CALLED HIM NO ANSWER SO I SENT A EMAIL AND FORWARD THE EMAIL THEY SENT ME AND HE JUST BASICALLY SAID I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT GOING ON. I SAID HAVE YOU EVER USED THIS SHIPPING COMPANYING BEFORE BUT NO REPLY. I CONTACTED MY BANK TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO THE CAN DO A STOP PAYMENT. AND INVESTIGATE. LONG STORY SHORT MY BANK IS TELLING ME I THAT THE CONTACTED CASH APP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD THEM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THE MONIES HAS ALREADY BE PAID TO THE PERSON. SO I LOST OUT ON 1100 DOLLARS IN TOTAL. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. IM A SINGLE MOTHER. ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO IS GET MY KIDS A PUPPY. THIS IS UNFAIR AND I WANT THEM PUNISHED.