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I cant post an add. I used to have a very high status and post all the time. I tried to update my listings a few months ago but couldnt log in, now I can log in but I can post adds. I have logged out, and in and tried a new account. It still wont let me post however much I tried. I will let me create an add and add the photos, but when I click Save Listing it just appears blank in my account.

dont get scammed. this person showed us a fake pictures and when we got there tried to sell us a kitten that was not the picture texted. looked like a stray or barn kitten with mange. not kitten promised. google maine coon scams. shocked to see that there is a huge number of scams with people and these cats, we were almost scamedand dont want anyone else to go thru that.

cutegdoodles has put new ads back up this week. She scammed me out of my puppy deposit on September 25. Also if you look it up others are claiming to be scammed. This person should be banned and charged. I have a claim already started against her with my back to try to get my money back. She goes under these names and I'm sure there are going to be more. cutegdoodles on hobbly. On Instagram Crave Frechies, YourFavDoodles, Hermosa Doodles, Desirees Doodles, MoreFrenchBulldogs. Her emails that I have collected are desireesayora@gmail.com, dupreedesiree40@gmail.com, dedut1986@gmail.com. I will not stop tracking her. I will keep trying to warn everyone I can.

I'm worried about the dogs in this persons care. He sent me the address of a sonic to meet the dog. Very concerned. He was so urgent to get rid of these puppies. I feel he is a scam artist. I'm truly worried about the dogs. Is there anyway to investigate these people who claim they are reputable? Please resolve and send resolution as soon as possible.

Whenever I try contacting someone that doesn't have their phone number or email listed, I try messaging through Hoobly, and I never get a response. Idk if it's the person not getting them, or if its a glitch? It says it sends on my end, but I wonder if they really got it. I've had my eye on this one puppy, and she keeps updating the add and it really bugs me to see no reply. I've heard that others have had trouble in the past contacting the seller through Hoobly, I just want to adopt a puppy for my family. Please help?

I recently purchased a puppy from "angelsfourpaws." The first smell of the dog was so horrendous to the point of us almost throwing up. Upon looking at the poor thing, she was covered in bloody scabs and bugs were crawling all over her- visible to the naked eye. When I asked the seller about the fleas, he said "I just bathed her and we saw nothing." The amount of fleas taken off of her was unbelievable and there is no way that the sellers could not see this. The scabs were apparently due to "her big brother beating her up" where the seller even mentioned have to slap the brother around because he does not listen when they tell him "no!" They "forgot" her paperwork, her vaccinations and also mentioned his laziness and how he "is not supposed to" but, "due to laziness, gives the dog tap water which sources from the contaminated Flint, Michigan area." Since being home, we have had to bring both dogs to the vet for further treatment and will be hiring a flea bomber to take care of our home. These people are in no shape to be raising dogs and need them taken from their home. The smell, the infestation and the fear in this poor pup is breaking our hearts. I am reaching out in every way possible to stop this family from their horrible money grab! They claim the wife is a "Vet Tech." Unless you are completely blind, it was very evident that these dogs were brought up in a filthy environment. She also cowers and whimpers before you even begin to pet her as if she was beaten or hit quite often. The seller also mentioned lots of "hypothetical" circumstances of which he would not be responsible for. PLEASE save these poor animals.

Avery shorthair exotic kittens is a scam business. This person us constantly selling the same kittens over and over again making tons if money. He is connected to amarex pet shipping also a scam company. They have over 500 complaints yet hoobly keeps posting their ads. Their main hel is exotticats@gmail.com. I have turned them into the fbi. Ftc. Bbb, oig, omb, etc several times with every name they come up with. This is the third name this person has used since july. When are you going to stop posting their ads? You're helping them pursue the crime of scamming. Stop enabling them.

Why are my accounts banned? I realized i had made a few but didnt remember till it was roo late and made a few i had made an extra account for a friemd to ppst his dogs for him and then i posted my dogs and my account was banned so i log into my orher account, banned, i make another banned right away? What the hell? This is the only good and safe area to sell puppies please unban my account im going to be homeless and need to get these puppies a new home.

https://www.sweetsphynxkittenshome.com/

Hi. I saw an ad for Sweet Sphynx Kittens on your site at the top of each page of Sphynx listings. They had a half price sale on kittens. I bought one for $500 (should have known it was too inexpensive) and paid a $500 shipping deposit. No cat ever arrived. The guy at Sweet Sphynx Kittens is now emailing and texting me that I wouldn't pay a $700 insurance fine for the cat to leave Wyoming (she was supposedly flying from Dallas to Helena, Montana - no reason to go through Wyoming, and no flights from WY to Helena) and therefore abandoned her. If I now pay another $1, 000, he'll let me pick up the cat in person. I'm a bit miffed. I'd rather not see their ads on Hoobly. Thanks for listening. I'll do more due diligence next time. - Paige

I'm a small breeder. My accounts keep getting banned and I don't know why. I even set up another account and the same thing happened. Please help! Thank you. I'm willing to change things in the ads if this is the problem. I don't feel that I'm not adhering to the policies though. Would appreciate any help that you could give to resolve this issues.

This breeder has an ad on your site (https://www.hoobly.com/p/F7cGI). This ad ties to their website: https://www.persian-babies.com/

Their Hoobly ad says they are located in collegeville, PA, but their website's automate email response send to me after I contacted her because she has COPIED my entire ABOUT US page from my website. Her automated email says she is located in Virginia. However, her phone number is a Colorado number.

I am contacting my lawyer because she has copied text including MY cattery name from my copyrighted website. Her email response makes it clear she is a scam and she is not going to ship you a cat. Below is the text from her email to me:

"Hello,
I appreciate your interest in my Persian Kittens. They are still available and Ready to Go to their new home. They are CFA registered and up to date on all shots and vaccines (Distemper, ParaInfluenza, bordetella, Parvovirus and Hepatitis, Rabies shot), with valid vet and vet registration papers here intact with me.

We are selling on 50% discount now which make the price to be $650 for each kitten. Shipping is free since we have a coupon of shipping 5 kittens free. It's your chance to get the deal. Shipping is via airplane and Its a same day delivery..

Our Persian Kittens love to play and have good temperament with kids and other pets. They are raised in our home with our kids.Payment is via Western Union or MoneyGram and we ship once payment is done..

I am in Patrick Springs, VA.

Let me know how soon you want them? Where are you located? How many kittens do you want?

View Our AVAILABLE PUPPIES

Thanks for taking your time to read through this email and I hope to read from you again.

Looking forward to read from you

With Regards!
Nicky"

I have also screen shot the page she copied from my website at Pelaqita Persians.

made agreement to purchase a pup for $700.00 including flight. After going back and forth through text messages I was told she was shipping the pup out on 08/27 I took the day off work to pick up the pup at the airport, after waiting for almost an hour she never shipped the dog. I told her to refund the card, got several text messages back confirming the refund but haven't seen anything yet. So I have filed a fraud charges through my credit card company and Paypal next is the BBB / IRS / local authorities
BEWARE of NIKIK3099

I encountered a person named Courtney Tipton, selling Pembroke/Cardigan cross Corgis for $400, supposedly in Crossville TN. Communicated decently, sent pictures of adorable puppy from an app in which her username was persian20191057. I paid the deposit. She even sent updated pics of "my" puppy. I then found an ad under the same username k9093 at Hoobly selling pugs in Fayetteville NC, with a different phone number but same exact and very specific wording in the ad. Claims to be deaf, so will not take calls. When asked about the pugs, she claims her account was hacked but all these complaints here against her prove otherwise (do a search here for Courtney Tipton). She was immediately defensive when I expressed my concerns and said she'd refund the deposit tonight. We'll see, but everything up to this point has been a lie so I'm sure that is also. I used PayPal friends and family. Big mistake on my part. What a disappointment. She's not just taking people's money, she's stealing their hopes, their eagerness for a puppy, and their trust. Beware anyone with the name Courtney Tipton, email c t i p 2229 (at) g m a i l. Phone number changes according to area she's claiming to sell from. I'm just glad we found out sooner rather than later. I should have known better. Wish I'd googled her name first!

Apparently Hoobly allows this individual to continue her scams despite complaints against her. At this moment she has an ad at Hoobly for pug puppies and is probably receiving fresh deposits from unsuspecting people who are just excited about the possibility of a puppy. I reported the ad and contacted Hoobly but yet it is still there.

Some red flags that I shouldn't have ignored: (1) Sought after breeds of puppies are priced cheaply enough that they are very tempting but they are not registered so it seems possible. These puppies are far from the age to be weaned, only about 2 weeks old at the time of the ad. (2) She demands a deposit through Zelle or PayPal Friends and Family ONLY and says she will not accept deposits in person. When I had trouble using Zelle she was quick to say that she was sorry I wasted my time and wished me luck on my search, giving me a further sense that we were about to lose our chance for the puppy. (3) She says that you will be welcome to visit the puppies only after they've had their first shots. Understandable from a health perspective but a red flag nonetheless. Weeks go by from planning deposit to this supposed chance to actually see your puppy. (4) She will not accept phone calls, in my case claiming that she is deaf (what a low down lie). This is actually because she uses a free text app to make all those phone numbers. (5) She is very quick to say "if you don't like this don't bother contacting me, " which gives the buyer a sense of urgency in following her demands so as not to miss the great deal on a puppy. (6) She uses misspellings of "your" for "you're" in every ad I've seen. A common mistake but it is such a consistent misuse that it may give a clue that a posting is by her. (7) She continually emphasizes "SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY or don't bother contacting me." Many actual animal breeders are enthusiastic about their breed and happy to answer questions. This emphasis on being serious makes the buyer feel like they are already committed to saying they will send a deposit even before contacting her. (8) Upon request she sends beautiful photos of ideal looking puppies posed "just so." She is quick to supply these, they appear almost professionally done and she has age progressions that seem legitimate. Who knows where she gets these images of whole litters different ages from! They were shared through an app called TextMe rather than through her personal text as most people would do. (9) Communication is not very prompt and there are "issues" beyond her control that come up. In my case she said her phone stopped working and she had to borrow a friend's. She later claimed her Hoobly account had been hacked. She was slow to respond to emails asking for updates but very quick to respond when I asked her about the pugs in NC. She responded defensively at the suggestion that she could take a personalized picture of the puppy, saying she is not scamming anyone and that she'd just refund my deposit. Uhhh, still waiting on that fairy tale. A legitimate seller would want to allay and refute concerns, not just shut off communication.

So, just beware out there. I'm a seller on Hoobly and I appreciate my customers who trust me, but I would never be offended if someone asked for verification. And I wouldn't ask for deposits ONLY in a way that is unprotected. There are good sellers out there. But Courtney Tipton is definitely not one of them! Watch out for her aliases also: Carson Tipton, Courtney Phillips (which she claimed was her maiden name). I know she just signed up for PayPal (because Zelle wouldn't go through for me) and I'll be contacting them to warn them of this serial scammer.

Avoid Hermosadoodles, and the seller in these screenshots on Hoobly. She will take your deposit, then block you. Thankfully I used my credit card through Zelle, so I have buyer protection and am getting my money back.
I tried reaching her on 3 different accounts, and when she found out she was caught, blocked all of the accounts.
I've seen a few online complaints on them already also

Saw a add for a Great Danes from nikkirenea17
I contacted her and even spoke to her on the phone. She told me that she reduced the price and had 3 left.
The price being low we were a little worried.
The more we communicated the more it did not feel real. When we tried to see the pups she got back with us later that evening which would be to late. Story always changed and today when we did have a time set. The price changed and the amount of dogs changed. Still no address to see. When I informed her it did not feel right, I got insults from her.
I believe it is a scam

My email is [protected]@gmail.com I am trying to post an add for my make American bully pup .I am wondering as to why I am still waiting for my add to be posted I have used your site many times and never had to go there this process could you kindly help myself with this issue .all I am trying to do is fine a great home for an amazing dog with quality bloodlines fully potty trained, crate trained leash trained. UTD on shots ect...
Kind regards,

Do not purchase rottweiler puppies from John Niles phone number [protected] in Burkesville Kentucky. I purchased a female from them Saturday night 8/17/19. She came home and all day Sunday diarrhea and acted like she had been abused because we would walk up to her and try to pet her and she would hunker down and run away. Monday she wasn't eating, was having diarrhea and blood in her stool . I proceeded to ask why she would act like that regarding acting afraid and they said she has to get to know us. (she still does it today 8/23/19. Clearly she knows us) Tuesday i took her to the vet as she wasn't eating or drinking. She was infested with hook worms.. No biggie as that's normal in puppies to have some worms. That was 256 dollars. She seemed okay the rest of Tuesday after getting medicine. Wednesday still the same with the diarrhea. Thursday, ate a little & every time she went to the bathroom, diarrhea. Then today (8/23/19) she stopped having poop in her diarrhea, it turned into just mucus and blood. She then projectile vomited everywhere and wouldn't eat or drink. I now have had to hospitalize her for the weekend and it's costing me over $700 because they sold me a puppy with health issues. They refuse to give me any money back or take the puppy back. Never again would i purchase from these people and i recommend that no one else does either

When I registered with Hoobly, I was not prompted to give my location/ area, but just my email address is all. Please note: I do not live in Homossassa, but rather in Lakeland Florida. I have contacted Hoobly Customer Service three times so far but they have not helped me yet. They responded once and suggested that I update my ad location. But please note: my ad will always continue to show up in Homossassa until my user/profile is changed. Their system does not allow the user/ member to update their location so I am stuck. I am grateful for their pet ad service but I will never get any buyers when I am listed so far away. I have been contacting and asking customer service for help for about a week now. Might as well delete my ad and my membership as well if you won't help me. Its not what I want but its useless to place ads to some other faraway/ remote city from me. Rather, I ask again here for customer service to help rectify this situation properly by changing my user/member location to Lakeland Florida.

Me and my wife gave a down payment of 200$ for a golden doodle puppy and we found out it was a scam and we have a given pictures of the hoobly ad, the zelle transaction and also a picture of the Instagram page where we have messaged her and we are trying to get a reimbursement. Please please please try and get back with me as soon as possible and thankyou !

I inquired about a Boston terrier I found on hoobly. I knew the price was to good to be true but I figured I'd try. The person wanted me to send $100 to hold him. I asked to come see him & pay the deposit in cash. For reasons unknown that wasn't possible. The person has a area code from Arkansas. The location on his account says Southfield mi. & he says he located on Marshall Mi which he didn't even spell right. I checked the account and they have multiple breed litters of puppies... all with these deposits and low prices. Bet this guy is making a killing off stupid people who send the money. Beware! Also FIY you can't transact dogs on PayPal. So keep that in mind! I hope people see this!