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I recently found the above company on line. the website is very professionally done and I purchased a puppy from the breeder who went by the name Sam. I stupidly sent my money via western union and was scammed out of it completely. This site is completely bogus. When calling the number someone finally answered and answered a couple of my questions before I paid and he was to send the puppy via courier on a set date. It did not happen.
I did find out that the person scamming and cashing the money I sent is named Lionel Zaccaria. I have my attorney general and a friend at the FBI working on finding this person and locking him up.
Please do not get scammed.
Good Morning,
My name is Yolanda Moore and I am reading through everyone's complaints here on the site. I am an investigator for the Better Business Bureau of Western, Pennsylvania. We are looking to open an investigation on this business. If anyone reading this has lost money, can you please file a complaint at https://www.bbb.org/consumer-complaints/file-a-complaint/get-started. We want to tie as many of the locations together as possible and need the help from consumers. If you have not lost money, you can file a review against the business and that can be done at www.bbb.org.
If there is anyone that is reading this and has a contract from the company or any kind of paperwork, if you could get in touch with me it would be greatly appreciated.
Contact information:
Yolanda Moore
Western PA Better Business Bureau
ymoore@pittsburgh.bbb.org
I am so glad that I read these reviews before I actually purchased a puppy. Here is the initial email I got and they said they are out of Erie Pennsylvania. Same phone number that was listed in other post with 434 area code.
CHARITY MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES HOME
1:39 PM (1 hour ago)
Dear Customer,
Welcome to our puppy farm. Here we strive to breed and send these wonderful creatures into your home as healthy as they can be. The puppies have spent
some quality time with their mommies and litter mates and are ready to go now. Please let us know the name of the puppy you want. It's $550 for a
puppy which is only half the normal price for an AKC registered Miniature dachshund puppy. The puppies are still available, we just put them online yesterday, also every information on the website is up to date. Pictures are the most recent too. 8-12 weeks old, vet checked, has completed all basic obedience/behavioral training and ready for their new homes. With us you can purchase a puppy and have it delivered to your local airport or to your door stairs without even stepping out of your home. We ship them from our farm house in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. We will work with a trusted partner
to bring your puppy directly to your home or to your local airport. We work only with professionals who will attend to your puppy's every need while on
the road. Usually we charge an additional $250 for shipping per puppy, but right now we have coupons from our trusted shipping professionals to ship 3
puppies at no cost, so if you purchase your puppy while these coupons are still available and valid, we will be able to ship your puppy for free. Otherwise shipping will cost an additional $250. Can you please confirm with us exactly which day you wish to purchase? Equally feel free to let us know if you have any questions, concerns or need assistance. We always seek the best for our puppies and buyers, we will also like to know a little more about the family our baby will be going into. Could you please kindly
tell us about your family and your environment?
Thanks and waiting.
So then I remembered an experience I had before when trying to purchase a puppy online from someone out of state they had almost the same shipping information. I was on the phone with Western Union after I submitted my money they called me and they told me about that scam. Thank the Lord. But so glad I read here. When I told these people about that experience they completely ignored it and went on to I will give you both the puppies you like for 900 HAHA.
Thank You for posting this, I almost took the bate but when they wanted a money gram sent it put up red flags for me & I came across these complaints. Here is the last email I received, I thought I was getting a puppy from Alaska but the money was to be sent to PA under another name. I hope this helps in the investigation.
Dear Client,
thanks for getting back to us. Your puppy 'LADY' has been put on Hold, pending payment. You will have to effect the payment for us to validate your order and proceed with the necessary paper work for your puppy LADY we will within 2 business days of receiving payment, confirm your order, process all required paperwork, have our license veterinarian perform last minute routine checkup on your puppy LADY Like we said, we book flights for Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays (You have to chose which day suits you best). Once the flight is booked, we will provide you the flight number, date and time of departure and arrival as well as all info you will
require to pickup the puppy upon arrival. You can do the payment using the following information via Money Gram:
Receiver's names: Benjamin Amin
State: Pennsylvania
City: Erie
Zip Code: 16508
Amount: $550 plus $100 if you want home delivery
We require you go to CVS near you, request to do a Moneygram transfer and you will be told what you need to do. Use the above provided information
for receiver’s information, then hand over the form along with the cash to attendant. When the transaction has been processed, you will be provided a receipt containing the Reference (Tracking) Number. You may click on find location on www.moneygram.com to find a location close to you.
***When making the payment make sure you specify the payment option to be “pickup up at agent location“ (or money in minutes)
***Due to security concerns related to illegal credit card use, online payment can sometime be declined. We will advice you kindly proceed to make payment in person/cash at a Money Gram Store. Once you are done please email us a scanned photo of the money gram receipt of payment you got okay .
Thanks
NB/ You can find Moneygram in any CVS around you. So you need to hold the money in cash and tell them you want to do a Moneygram wire transfer.
They also tried to scam me. I am so happy that people take the time to let us know who is doing these horrible things to us. Thank You Patty Toler & Steve C Wilson for posting this. God Bless. Holly
I'm reporting this website: charitypuppies.com as a scam website. I recently had conversation via email with charity.minidachs@gmail.com and he is using the name Sammuel Stocker with a phone number [protected] which is in Virginia. At first he replied to my email request regarding a puppy named "Lady" and said they were located in Fredericksburg, VA, but a week later I followed up after giving my decision more thought as to wanting to buy that particular puppy, I received another email from him and it said located in Alaska. That raised my suspicion, and then also if I was one of the first three buyers using an AMAZON GIFT CARD, I could get free shipping. That really sounded off to me, and of course after researching more into this website, the email, phone number, and the photos on the website being used, I concluded this person is operating a SCAM website and stealing, no telling how many thousands of dollars from unsuspected buyers. SO BE WARNED --- DO NOT FALL FOR THIS WEBSITE SCAMMER! I told him in my last email that I was reporting him and he replied back ... "[censored]" HAHA -- No doubt this person is totally a LOSERRRRR!