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I fell for a pretty common scam. Originally made contact with a "Samantha Kelley", she even sent a video saying that she was "the one you're getting the puppy from", I'm not sure if it was actually her or someone else. I sent money through Zelle (no alerts, or warnings about this recipient), and she explained that this would be the deposit, and balance due upon receipt (total was $400 for Dachshund puppy agreed upon through FB Messenger). I was told to sign the contract for transfer of ownership. I read the contract in its entirety. As soon as that was completed, I receive a message back from her via FB Messenger saying her mother ****, she's so sorry, blah blah blah. OK fine. But then, Im told I have to shell out money for the delivery of said puppy. This came out of nowhere, it was never discussed, and it was not a part of the contract that I signed. Now, I'm getting emails from a company called SwiftEXPLogistics with a tracking number. And these people could not be negotiated with. I offered to meet them to pick the puppy up, I offered to make arrangements for payment upon receipt of the puppy, and was met with silence each time. I was asked numerous times to pay the delivery with a gift card and that the money was "refundable" upon delivery. The phone number to this delivery company as well as the email address resulted in absolute crickets. I must have called at least 15 times and it always went to VM, and no return calls after leaving messages. Same with the emails. So I'm out $500 and no puppy. Beware of these losers, they all seem to play the same game, I wish I would have known before. I have filed claims with both Zelle and the gift card company. It doesn't hurt to do so, but I'm not hopeful.