Victim Location 19152
Total money lost $800
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I found a Facebook page that sold Pembroke Welsh Corgis while searching for a Corgi puppy for my wife’s birthday. I messaged them for more information and they replied right back. They directed me to their website https://trainedpembrokewelshcorgi.com/available-puppies/ to view their available puppies. There I saw "Sarah" at the bottom of the website and I knew my wife would love her. We kept in touch via email [email protected] with a Samantha Emery. The first email about Sarah said: "Sarah is still available. She is 11 weeks old, potty trained akc registered, current on all shots and up to date on vaccines. She is a smart and intelligent dog in the little, very friendly and we train our puppies in exceptional ways in which they are well nurtured and goes along with other animals and kids. However, we have noticed that most clients buy puppies out of excitement and can not really take good care of them, so we find it hard to give out our puppies to homes that do not demonstrate a strong feeling for the love of pets.
In that regard can you please let us know the following?
-Have you ever raised or owned a puppy before?
-Do you have a nearby vet clinic in your area ?
-Does your environment accept pets ?
-What is your direct cell phone number?
-Are you a breeder?
We just want to evaluate your concerns on how you consider and treat dogs as it will help shape our reasoning to consider you to be the new owner of this exceptional dog..We breed dogs not to make money but as a hobby so we ask $650 on each puppy to help sustain our passions. Find attached pictures and
waiting to hear back from you."
I received three pictures and my daughter did a reverse image search and the pictures appeared to be real.
The second email said: "Thank you so much for your reply, we are so excited we finally found a loving home for our baby Sarah, we hope that this will not results in any disappointment.We are located in Georgia and it will be our greatest joy if you could come out here to get her so that we can get to know ourselves better.
Alternatively, we also offer shipping which is within 24 hours of payment.Shipping usually costs $250, but due to the COVID-19 situation,
we are giving a discount on shipping fee. So you will pay just $150 for shipping. Sarah will come with registration, 1 year health guarantee, shot records, feeding Menu and Handbook catalog on how to take care of the dog. We also have a 30 days Money Back guarantee if you do not like the puppy or if your expectations are not reached. If everything sounds, then all we need is your complete delivery information which we will use to establish the paper works and transfer of ownership, sales certificate and also book for same day delivery at the courier service.
Please provide the following;
Your full names…………….
Full home address………….
Once we received your complete shipping information, we will send you the sales agreement to sign and our details for you to make the payment
so that we will be able to complete the transfer of ownership, adoption papers and other documents to your names.
Thank you and waiting to hear from you."
I provided them my full name and home address and they sent me a contract. Before signing the contract my daughter searched to see that the address was real. The address appeared real on Realtor (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/600-Vance-Rd_Soperton_GA_3045…⇄ and the couch Sarah was sitting on the pictures Samantha emailed me looked like the couch on the Realtor pictures. Therefore, I signed the contract I Cash App $800 at $emery0078. When it came to shipping Samantha the courier asked for more money. First I received an email from Express Animal Delivery ([email protected]) confirming my delivery. It said: "
WELCOME TO EXPRESS ANIMAL DELIVERY
TRACKING CODE PA67387399244
WEBSITE: https://expressanimaldelivery.com/pet-tracking/
Dear Client,
We wish to inform you that we have in our keeping, female Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy (Sarah) registered for delivery to you. Delivery as per instruction, is to be effected at **** ******** ****** ************* ** ***** by 7:00 PM today. You can use the tracking details above to get up to date delivery status of your puppy.
Your puppy has been sent to the vet department where the puppy will undergo final checkup before boarding flight to your location. This checkup is part of our standard procedure to make sure your puppy has all paperwork, and appropriate travel crate and most essentially, free from any diseases that might attack other pets while on board.
Kindly respond to this email if the above address is correct as we will hate to make any mistake that might delay the delivery process.
Express Animal Delivery.
GEORGIA
Thank you for your collaboration
ADMINISTRATION.
(HOME DELIVERY PAID )"
Once I confirmed our address, I received the following email asking for more money: "EXPRESS ANIMAL DELIVERY
(EAD LOGISTICS)
AIR ANIMAL SERVICES
Dear customer,
Accept greeting from the Entire Staff of PAC LOGISTICS, We wish to inform you that, your puppy is now ready to take a Flight to your location today.
The puppy has now been checked at the Pets quarantine Department and all the registrations papers, health certificates and passport are correct .
Due to the poor weather conditions now, you are required to Rent (Hire) a different crate for the safe delivery of your puppy…. This puppy can not be transported in a ventilated crate and we require a thermal electronic crate for safe shipping and delivery.
Reasons for a change of Crate !!
1: The Delivery crate of the puppy have to be changed from a Ventilated crate to an Electronic Thermal Crate . The ventilated crate does not contain potty pet space , water bowl and food cane . Also due to the corona virus outbreak we are taking every precautions so that the puppy is safely transported to your home address.
2: The crate is too small for the relaxation of the puppy on the flight . Due to the above reason, the crate has to be change from a ventilated crate to an Electronic Thermal Crate.
3: We are experiencing an unfavorable weather condition and transporting the puppy in the ventilated crate will be detrimental to the health of your puppy as places are very cold
4: We need a Thermal Electronic crate during this period of shipping because it has a TEMPERATURE REGULATOR ( HEATER ) which will be regulated according to your puppy body’s temperament there by maintaining a constant body temperature.
From the above reasons, the puppy can not be transported in the original crate. The crate has to be changed and we have to use but an Electronic Thermal crate to ensure the safety of the pet on the flight to your location. We have these crates in our agency in different varieties and PD
(power drive ). Here are the various available Electronic Thermal crates listed below:
Thermal Electronic crate 0150 PD ——— $1099.00
Thermal Electronic crate 088 PD——–$ 998.00
We do not sell the crate to our customers but we offer them for a hire or rental terms to safeguards your puppy on flight. It is like a security deposit and so the money paid for the rental of the crate is 98% Refunded Back to you by the delivery agent who will come to deliver your puppy at your address. Since the sender of your puppy sent the puppy using a ventilated crate, when the delivery agent will be doing the delivery at your address, he/she will come along with the Ventilated crate, to do the changes and have your money paid back. We requested that you make a choice from the above list of crates and choose the type of crate you will like your puppy to travel in, for safety.
DUE TO THE TEMPERAMENT OF YOUR PUPPY, WE ADVICE THAT YOU USE THE
Thermal Electronic crate 088 PD——–$998.00
Note: The higher the PD, the more safety and guarantee the Puppy have on the flight.
Please choose which crate and also let us know how you will want to be refunded either by cheque or cash.
NOTE : Once the Puppy arrive, 98% will be refunded back to you.
Please to avoid further delays get back to us ASAP.
Thank you.
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e want you to treat this as a matter of urgency so that your puppy should not miss the upcoming flight.
Thanks for using our services
Your satisfaction is our top priority"
I told the seller I couldn’t pay anything additional and asked for a refund. The seller never responded and even removed the Facebook page. However, the website still exists.
Victim Location 90631
Type of a scam Online Purchase
The company attempted to sell animals that they do not have. My fiance and I were scammed earlier with a similar website that they also own on adorablescottishfoldkittens.com. We made a payment and realized that we were being scammed after the shipping company expressanimaldelivery.com raised the price from $100 to $998 and stated that the money would be refunded at 98%. After our research and calls to the West Virginia Police Department it was determined that it was a scam. So we researched their telephone number and went through the same process with trainedpembrokewelshcorgi.com. All of the contracts were the same and the telephone number was the same as well with different contact names.