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Facebook advertised this Vizsla breeder (dog). Through email correspondence we (my husband and I) were sent pictures of the puppies and told there was a female puppy available. We were sent a contract showing the vaccination schedule, microchip details and pickup instructions.. Per email correspondence we agreed on a pickup date - my husband and I were going to drive from AZ to CA to pick up the puppy and even made hotel reservations to do so. 4 days prior to the date we were going to leave we received a text message stating that due to unforeseen circumstances and family emergency, the breeder would not be able to accommodate pick up as scheduled and that they arranged for drop off of the puppy by a logistics company, SwiftXprex. I am also filing a fraud/scam frame against them. The logistics company then emailed. I looked up the company online and they do have a website that appears to be legit. They then stated the puppy was dropped off but that we needed to pay a refundable crate fee of $849 that would be returned upon delivery of the puppy to us. Though hesitant, I paid the additional fee through ApplePay. We requested a picture of the puppy to prove it was a current, live pic showing our name and the date. They sent over a photoshopped picture - the puppy was identifiably a male, not a female. We then immediately received another email stating we needed to pay insurance for safe delivery of the puppy. At that point we knew for sure we were scammed.