Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
Pet Scam
Date Reported
November 10, 2023
Postal Code
94109
Total Dollars Lost
$ 2000
Scam Description
She sells Dachshund Puppies on Facebook under Dachshund Puppies Group. The scammer will encourage you to put deposit down for the puppy either by Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle Pay. Scammer then gives you fake tracking no. and a fake air shipping carrier website. When you go to the fake website, you can input in the tracking no. And it will give location tracking info of city or state for the delivery is at. In this case, the carrier used was Glo Freight Limited and their website is glofreightltd.com. Then you have to text the carrier at this phone # +1 740 966 1698 to get shipping updates. Then, the Glo freight agents will text you with excuses such as paying a refundable puppy insurance, or paying for a special crate, or pay for city limit permit, or pay for quarantining the puppy, etc. The carrier agents will come up with excuses after excuses to rush you to send payments through Zelle Pay or PayPal friends and family option.
