Chihuahua Puppy Deposit Scam

A bbb report about a lottery scam that cost someone $100.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

This woman selling Chihuahua puppies promised me a puppy for a $100 deposit for paperwork, then $50 prior to delivery, and then another $150 cash upon delivery. But this never happened. She never had the puppy. She explained to me that her tire was flat and she could bring the puppy to me. When I explained that I could come pick the puppy up, she was hesitant and wanted me to send her more money to have the tire fixed so she could bring me the puppy. I refused. Then I told her it would be faster if I came to her to pick the puppy up. She said okay, and I drove almost 2 hours out of town to pick this puppy up, to an address I believe was not even hers. I sat there for hours waiting, calling her, waiting for her. She never showed up. I ended up having to drive back home without the puppy, and she won't give me my money back. She doesn't have a puppy, and there's no way for me to get it back. Once you pay, it's gone.

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