Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Date Reported
2023-02-18 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
68046
Total Dollars Lost
1250
Scam Description
The scammers has a instagram account claiming to be a dog breeder. We inquired about a puppy and paid $600 dollars for the animal to be shipped to us from CA to NE via a flight nanny service. We were then asked for an additional $250 for a flight mixup. Then the day before the flights we were asked for an additional $400 for a flight kennel, which sparked a red flag for us. When we first tried paying the $400 via PayPal it was declined because it worked fine for the prior payments. We were then asked to pay via bitcoin which I did not do. They then asked us to use Zelle, which we did. However the email used was completely different . The account then got unavailable via Zelle and seemed to no longer exist.
The flight nanny when being asked for updates was non responsive or gave red flag answers. When asked to show a video of the puppy at the airport it was crickets. Also when they said they were on their way to the airport it was just 15 minutes prior to departure. They were leaving from LAX, they should have been there already. The supposed flight is landed in Omaha and zero communication of their arrival and not to be found.
