Cane Corso puppies for sale SCAM warning

09/11/2023

04/12/2021

SCAM WARNING SIGNS!

15/10/2021

(Dec 2020) At the current pace, pet scams reported to BBB will be nearly five times as many as in 2017, when BBB published its first in-depth investigative study on pet scams. Keep in mind these numbers are only reported cases - THOUSANDS of scams go unreported! DO NOT BE A VICTIM!

Year Pet Scam Reports Losses

2017 884 $448,123

2018 1,578 $718,248

2019 1,870 $1,016,380

2020 (Jan. 1 - Nov. 30)
3,969 $2,843,552

2020 (projected)
4,300 $3,100,000

https://www.bbb.org/all/scamstudies/puppy-scams/puppy-scams-full-study

Fraud in the sale of online pets is on the rise, with scammers victimizing American consumers at an alarming rate. In recent years, Americans have filed tens of thousands of complaints with law enforcement, consumer organizations and online websites.

29/07/2021

*** Also check health certificates on both dam & sire of the litter.
For Cane Corso you should expect that your breeder tests their dogs for the following:

Hips: OFA, OVC or PennHIP evaluation
Elbows: OFA or OVC evaluation
Cardiac: OFA evaluation

If your breeder does not offer those health certifications, find one that does - and the results of all tests are good. You can never completely guarantee health, but you sure can stack the deck in your favor.

Learn about each test so you know what you're looking at when you do see the certificates.

DO NOT take a breeder's word for it, "Oh we don't test for that because we've NEVER had any issue in all the years we've been breeding!"

23/06/2021

This page was created after my dog's breeder's photos were stolen (on numerous occasions) and posted on Facebook fake breeder pages to "sell" puppies the sellers did not own. THIS IS VERY COMMON!

We reported the pages and stolen photos numerous times eventually getting a couple pages deleted. Then we watermarked the photos with the kennel name assuming the scammers would look elsewhere for photos. What happened next? One of the past scammers opened a new fake page and AGAIN used her photos - YES, the one's with the kennel logo on them!

Any time I saw people commenting on the photos (usually about their interest in purchasing) I'd send them a private message telling them the person they're corresponding with did not own these puppies and most likely didn't own ANY puppies! For some, it was too late - deposits had already been sent - but at least I stopped them from sending the balance and then waiting excitedly at the airport for a puppy that would never arrive.

PLEASE do your homework! Any page that does not have MANY YEARS of past customers posting comments, photos of their new puppies growing up, reviews, etc. is probably not a real page! There must be an address for the kennel that you can go to visit and see the puppies.

19/03/2021

DO NOT SEND MONEY unless you can verify 100% you're communicating with a LEGIT breeder that will allow guests to visit their kennel! DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Check for a professional website AND FB page with YEARS of posts, client reviews, comments from happy clients showing their dogs!
READ THIS BBB ARTICLE! ⬇️

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, reports to BBB Scam Tracker about online retailers more than doubled including an increase about pet scams.

13/08/2020

Buyer Beware! DO NOT SEND MONEY to an online puppy seller until you read this!

https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/22363-is-that-quarantine-puppy-real-puppy-scam-reports-skyrocket-during-covid-19-pandemic-bbb-warns

13/08/2020

According to the BBB, nearly 10,000 scam reports and complaints have come in during the last three years about "businesses" selling puppies and dogs. 60% indicated they never received their dogs.

IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR A PUPPY, PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE NOW!

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, reports to BBB Scam Tracker about online retailers more than doubled including an increase about pet scams.