Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
Teacup puppies
Date Reported
Sep 23, 2022
Victim Postal Code
30701
Total Dollars Lost
790
Scam Description
Puppy scammer. Paid for a puppy, then received shipping info. Was contacted by a person from Champi shipping Logistics saying they needed 650.00 for a special crate or puppy couldn’t be shipped. Attempted to contact seller Antonio Manassa and have been completely ghosted. Called Va PD and was told it was a puppy scam.
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.
