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A scammer targeted me. I had been watching "their" dachshund puppy posts just because I love dachshunds. This person going by Creme of the crop dachshunds, posted several pics of cute doxie puppies. I commented on a couple. Once I did that they messaged me on messenger. I told them that I wasn't interested in a puppy as I have 8 dogs in my house already. A few weeks later they post a puppy picture and I fall in love. We talked and agreed on a price and a date, it was a down payment and the rest to be paid at delivery, which the "breeder" said is how they do business that they personally deliver the puppy so they can see where the puppy is going to. Then the "breeder" started pressuring me for when I was going to pay the payment even though that was supposed to be settled. I said it was too bad they couldn't take payment by credit card because I would be able to pay the down payment and get the puppy delivered in a couple of days. The "breeder" gets back to me and says that maybe there could be a way we could do that. Then I was told I could buy gift cards and do it that way. I respond with Visa gift cards, Ok I can do that. They respond with some gift card I'd never heard of. I looked it up and it was a gaming gift card. Alarm bells go off in my head and I decide to Google that puppy's picture. I find it used several times over the years. I tell the person that they're a scammer, the evidence I'd found. Of course, they deny it and still try to get me to buy the puppy. Even a week later they were still messaging me! I let the real breeder know that these people were using their name and pictures of their puppies. The scammer - Creme of the crop dachshunds. The real breeder - Creme of the Crop Dachshunds. Just a matter of capital letters!