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I messaged Julie on Facebook about adopting one of her puppies. She sold us one. We put a deposit down ($400). Then, we were notified by her that there was a family emergency and to get ahold of her shipping company. She wanted to ship the puppy on 9/26 (and they said she did ship, but never got delivered). We weren’t supposed to pick her up until 10/5. When I got in contact with the shipping company, they said there was a $499 fee for the crate rental to transport, then there was a $899 fee for transport insurance. The shipping company (Inter Express Shipping Services) took those two payments. They then told us there was a fee of $1000 for a quarantine fee. We told them we weren’t paying it and wanted our puppy, and they still have not delivered our dog 3 hours later.

Dollars Lost

$400

Targeted Person's Location

OH, USA- 44266

Scammer Information
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Pittsburgh, PA

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Unknown Email

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(812) 545-2258

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Facebook Messenger

Scam Type

Online Purchase

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Business name

Julie Lee Alvarado german shorthair pointers

Date Reported

September 26, 2025

Scam ID

1068211


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