12/02/2024
‼️PLEASE READ‼️
The holidays are here and so are scammers!☹️
Scammers often name their websites very close to real breeder names.
If the page name sounds anything like Dachshund Puppies for rehoming, resettling, adoption, good home, sale, relocation, near you, available, etc. it is more than likely a SCAM.
If the page name is anything like Adorable, Beautiful, Glamorous, Precious, Quality, Smart, Sweet, etc. it is more than likely a SCAM.
Ask the person to take a picture of the litter of puppies with a note with your name and that day’s date. They should be willing to do this for you if they are a legit breeder. Still go through the other steps below as some scammers are now photoshopping the name and date into pics.
Here are a few tips to help you from getting scammed when looking for a dog online:
1. Before you message them, look at their profile. Do they have a profile pic and background pic and nothing else? If it is a page, was it created recently and all the puppies have different backgrounds? That is because they are stealing other people's puppy pics.
2. They message you in broken English, many scammers are from overseas.
3. They have exactly what you are looking for.
4. They ask you where you live right away. They are doing this, taking a quick look at a map and miraculously they are within an hour of you.
5. The pup is too cheap. You are not going to get an AKC dapple female for $600.
6. They have "Callers" (remember the little boy in old movies holding up the newspaper yelling "EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT") This is the scammer pretending to be someone else promoting the breeder. Check out both the Caller profile and the breeder profile and the information will be minimal, as I mentioned in item number 1.
7. Ask to video chat with them and the puppy.
8. Ask for their veterinarian’s name, location, and phone number. THEN Google them and find out if the phone numbers match up or if they are blowing smoke.
9. Do they insist on shipping the puppy to you? And they want to ship a live animal for across the country for $130? Not going to happen.
10. Google their name and website. Check out sites like scampulse.com
and totalscam.com
to see if they have been reported.
♥️ whether you get your puppy from us or someone else we want you to be safe
