Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Date Reported
2023-02-13 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
19343
Total Dollars Lost
250
Scam Description
I initiated contact after viewing their website. I filled out the contact form and was sent a text a little later. I asked the person named Tyler Simmons to call me. After the phone call, my wife and I decided to buy 2 puppies. He sent me texts about cost, shipping, caring for puppy, and payment instructions. He sent me his “financial cashier’s” CashApp information. We tried to send the initial deposit of $1000 using the CashApp , but it would not go through. We then tried to send the money to the Zelle account he sent me and it got blocked as well. He went so far as to say his financial cashier created a new Zelle account because of all the inconveniences we were experiencing, but that failed as well. We contacted our bank to see what the issue was preventing us from sending the money. Our bank told us the transactions were actually being blocked by Zelle because of suspected fraud. Through all of this, there were obvious signs I should have picked up on, but my excitement blinded me and I ignored them. Thank God Zelle prevented us from losing $2000.
