Victim Location 95425
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Website claims to be selling Pembroke Welsh Corgis at $650.00 and then and additional $100-$150 for shipping. Website seemed legitimate but had a few grammatical errors, the website even had testimonials with similar grammatical errors. The people claiming to be breeders never listed their names on the website or in the email when contacted. Claimed to be form Columbus Ohio and claimed that the dogs are AKC registered, but never provide the AKC number of the puppies or parents. Started to notice that none of the puppies had been adopted/ claimed on the website over the period of time filling out application. Pictures and a short video of the puppy were sent at the beginning of the process, making it seem more real. When the email came asking for payment via Zelle or Cash App, plus complete personal information (full name, address, city, state, zip, ect.) I knew something wasn’t right. On the website the people also claim to have been in the business for 12 years but their website was recently made earlier this year, 2020. I called AKC to see if the breeder or puppies were registered based of the information I had and they could not be found. I tried to do research on the website, but because it was new information was hard to find. Did some investigating and found that the website IP address was created in Kansas instead of Ohio, where the business is claimed to be. Did not send them any information and it has been a few days since then and no more contact has been made. As of 7/10/2020 the website list that all the puppies are still available.