Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
delta bulldogs
Date Reported
Sep 09, 2022
Victim Postal Code
23462
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
We were looking to purchase a pet (French Bulldog). Sent an inquiry about the bulldog via the website and received an immediate response via email. It seemed legit natural business correspondence. They had asked for funds via Zelle and we told them we didn’t have Zelle, but we could do PayPal. They asked us to send the funds via “Family and friends”. That was our first red flag. As a business you don’t use family and friends because your customers can’t dispute the transaction. Then we sent an email requesting to have a zoom meeting or FaceTime meeting so we can see the dog prior to any sending any payment. We did not hear from them all day which I knew was odd because they had been very responsive. We sent a follow up email and received no response. We have cutoff all communication with them.
BBB notes: If you feel you are a victim of an online pet or pet transportation scam, BBB encourages you to file a complaint and/or customer review at www.bbb.org/Norfolk, with the Virginia Attorney General’s office at https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/index.php/file-a-complaint, as well as report your experience to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.
