I want to share a distressing experience I recently had while attempting to purchase a puppy online. This incident involves a deceitful seller and a fraudulent shipping scheme. My hope in sharing this story is to prevent others from falling into a similar trap.

The ordeal began when I paid for puppies and their shipping costs. Everything seemed legitimate initially, and the process appeared to be going smoothly.

Soon after, I was contacted by another number, claiming to be the shipping company associated with the seller. This is where things took a suspicious turn.

The so-called shipping company, which I later discovered was fraudulent, demanded an additional $1,670 for shipping. They cited weather conditions for this unexpected and exorbitant extra charge.

When we requested a refund due to these unreasonable demands, the seller and the shipping company stopped responding. Calls were no longer answered, and it became clear that we had been blocked. Calls to these numbers were redirected to voicemail, revealing that they were spoofed accounts.

This experience has been both heartbreaking and infuriating. I urge anyone looking to purchase a puppy online to be extremely cautious. Always verify the legitimacy of the seller and any associated services, like shipping companies. If you encounter similar demands for additional payments, particularly under dubious circumstances, it’s a significant red flag.