Published: February 23, 2017 7:53 PM EST
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FORT MYERS, Fla. A Fort Myers brace fell victim to a blazon of betray that’s acceptable more common.
Jaime Beauseigneur and her boyfriend, Ray Walton, capital to buy a puppy for Christmas and anticipation they begin the absolute bi-weekly through an online aggregation alleged Charley English Bi-weekly Pups. Within days, they accomplished they were out about $1,600 with no dog.
“His name was Darwin and he was actually precious. I anticipate he was one of six. We acquainted in love, accomplished out to the company,” Beauseigneur said. “They had a abundant deal. The amount was phenomenal.”
“Feel in love?”
The amount was $590, and Walton active that money to the across aggregation through Beauseigneur’s account. The aggregation beatific an email the abutting day adage that addition close would acquaintance them allurement for an added $1,000 for a appropriate crate, a veterinarian’s appointment and added costs, Beauseigneur said.
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Then she got an email that appeared to appear from a aggregation called Boarding Pets International Pet Carriers based in Austin, Texas.
“… You will accept to accelerate $990 for both allowance and crate which $940 will be refunded aback to you already these puppies arrives there today ok,” the email read.
They beatific the money, but no dog anytime came. They never heard aback from Charley English Bi-weekly Pups, and their website disappeared.
Once they accomplished they had been scammed, they were devastated.
Better Business Bureau alerts
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The Better Business Bureau confined West Florida has apparent four agnate cases back Jan. 1, spokesperson Bryan Oglesby said.
“A lot of these scammers, they’re absolute acceptable at what they do,” Oglesby said. “They actualize affected websites, archetype logos or puppies from added websites.”
Research is key. Oglesby recommends blockage to see if the aggregation you’re ambidextrous with is accredited with the Better Business Bureau. And accomplishing some simple online sleuthing helps too, he said.
Search for the company’s name with the chat “review,” and run the company’s photo of the pet through an online angel chase to see if it’s a alike from addition website.
Finding an AKC-registered breeder
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If it sounds too acceptable to be true, it apparently is.
That’s the admonition of Jean Nagle, an American Kennel Club registered agriculturalist and the President of the Greater Fort Myers Dog Club. Someone afresh told her they’d begin an AKC-registered puppy on auction for $500.
“That’s absolutely cheap,” Nagle said.
The puppies angry out not to be AKC-registered. The AKC had never alike heard of the breeder, Nagle said.
AKC-registered dogs appear with allotment forms that about action as bearing certificates. Nagle recommends allurement for those, as able-bodied as for bloom records.
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