Business ProfileforBrave Hunting Dogs

July7, 2023/ july 8, 2023 ***************************- Dog Breeder We were looking for a new puppy to join our home, went to the AKC website looking at Vizslas. Somehow got to : ************************** website, it appeared to be a fairly standard breeder website same as some of the others I reviewed. Inquired about a weirmarnaer puppy named Kiara via the contact form under her picture. The next morning I recieved an email with pictures of a puppy, pricing (770 for the dog, 200 for transportation). The scammer also texted messaged to make sure i recieved the email, he answered questions, sent additional pictures of another dog they had posted online. Looking back I should have been alerted by the grammatical errors. Then I agreed to purchasing a puppy after telling them about who we were while answering a couple of questions. It did seem rushed but multiple dogs I had previously been working with sold extremely quickly. Then came the request for the payments this is where I should have known... they did not take Credit Cards, only apply pay, google pay or Zelle. The information they provided on payments were: Cashier’s Zelle Email :::: ************************* Name :::: Alaysia J****** Memo ::: Henry Make the payment in two installments $490 and $500 to prevent failures or delays. And/ orCashier’s Google pay Email :************************* Name :James ****** C****** Memo :Henry Make the payment in two installments $490 and $500 to prevent failures or delays. This is where I should have had the oh [censored] moment... but I was so focused on the puppy. The pushiness of getting paid should have been another sign. But atlas I had my husband transfer the money. I followed up and asked about delivery and was reassured the puppy would get delivered over the the weekend. This morning I followed up on the delivery and was reassured they would be headed to the pet courier service. A couple hours later recieved an email from pet fly service. Then request for insurance money of $1100 to ensure the delivery of the puppy safely. I googled the websites/ delivery companies and bam it was clear I had been scammed. Meanwhile the breeder was "unavailable" due to his wife needing surgery. I asked for the insurance policy documentation and insurance company phone number. I also asked for a payment portal... no could do on the credit card again... had to be For instant transactions and refunds. Which of the account will you be using?" . We have filed a fraud alert with google pay for our orginal transaction, our bank and submitted it for fraud police report.