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We saw ad on Facebook for English Bulldog puppies. We contacted Michael Troyes through messenger. Told him we couldn’t come to get the puppy until Saturday (he said he lived in PA). Had planned to take cash to him. He said to call back on Friday to see if he still had puppy which we did and he still had her. We’re going to leave Saturday morning but got text that he needed the money in gift cards. We went to Wal-Mart on Friday and got the cards and planned on getting the puppy on Saturday. He insisted on us taking pictures of the receipt and cards. Then he insisted on opening a card so he could check it out. We opened one card and took a picture of it and he said it was the wrong card. The number had to start with 4020, but this card started with 5181. He wanted us to take them back and we said we couldn’t the cards would all start with the 5181. He said to open the other cards and see what those cards started with. We did I that and they were all 5181. We took pictures of the first four numbers but he wanted to see all the numbers. We said no you will get them when we come to his house and then he could check them. He kept texting all day Friday asking for the numbers and we kept saying no. Finally by 10:10 Friday night we said no deal. You keep the puppy the deal is off we won’t be coming. On Saturday morning he started in texting again and again asking us to take the puppy but he stilled needed to see the cards. By early afternoon we finally gave in and sent him pictures of the cards front and back of all of them (3 cards $500.00 each). We would drive to PA and pick up the puppy on Sunday. Everything was set. We got a text in the evening from Michael that said he was on his way to the hospital that his wife was in an accident. He would text me back about Sunday. He did and said that his wife was hurt bad and he was staying by her side. He would take the puppy Sunday morning to a delivery service and have her delivered Sunday afternoon. He would text me the tracking number and information as soon as he got it. He did. I checked the tracking number and it said that she would be leaving by 2:00. The delivery service was Streamline Logistic LTD (267)536-5449 or (336)525-6481 or (888)264-0544 or streamlinelogisticltd.com. On Sunday morning around noon we got a text from Stream Line the the cage the puppy was in was not the right kind of cage they could use the transport the puppy in that they needed $1,500.00 plus $850.00 for rental and you get a full 100% back. But we you have to use PayPal or chime. We didn’t know how to use either one. We tried but it didn’t work so then gift cards they used my debit card to try to get the gift cards on line but that didn’t work because the cash was pending in my account. So then they said go to Wal-Mart and get gift cards starting with 4020. We went and asked if the cashier could tell if the cards started with 4020 and they couldn’t tell. So now after texting back to them that we couldn’t tell they asked us to get razor gift cards.. we found them but there weren’t enough so they asked for Steam gift cards. Between the two we found enough of them for the $1500. & $850. We took them all to the customer service desk to check out. We were asked why we were buying so many and we told them. They told that we were being scammed call the police when you get home and cancel your debit cards. We went right home called the police and the banks. The police came and checked the address of Michael’s home and we found that it was a vacant lot. We had also called for telephone number of stream line and there was no number for them at 123 Maplewood Drive, Johnstown, PA 15905. We also called for an toll free number we got it but we told that we couldn’t contact them from my area. We have been getting texts tell us that they were contacting pet abandonment services and we would be sued for abandoning the puppy because our names or on the paperwork as owners. That was on Monday and on Friday afternoon after calling all week text us “Do you want us to give this puppy to the pet abandoned team? I’m asking for the last time before we take our final decision. We are not returning their text because the police said don’t contact them again and that they can’t sue us. So thay is our story.