INTERNET SCAMMERS!

POOR ME! I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED!

im so sorry to hear that. its going to be okay. all bad things that happen will be dealt with.

the SAME thing almost happened to my fh and i when we were looking into getting our puppy! i didn't know where to start looking for a puppy because we just recently moved to a new area and there really aren't any humane societies or anything like that around, so i checked out the online classifieds for our local newspaper and found a listing for maltese puppies that were adorable, so i e-mailed the person listing them and said i was interested. they wrote back with a very "automated" sounding e-mail and continued on to say that the puppies were with the man and his wife in an african country as they were missionaries and could not afford to spend time time or money necessary to take care of the puppies anymore. he said the SAME thing about just paying for the shipping & shipping it to our local airport and that he needed my name, address, phone # etc. fh and i ALMOST sent him our info and then went with out guts & decided we needed more information first. meanwhile, i was looking into other listed puppies and coincidentally, i kept getting back more & more e-mails where the lister was in africa for some reason or another. one man even wrote back speaking all kinds of religion and saying "God bless you" and I know God wants these animals to have a loving home and all this bullshit. so basically, they come up with any sad sob story they can to make caring, animal loving people fall into their trap!! thank God we realized something was definitely up when i received 4 different e-mails like this.

as far as being able to do anything, i'm not sure if you could at this point or not. i realized AFTER i received all the suspicious e-mails that, after taking a closer look, the classifieds website had a warning not to fall for scams that ask for a large amount of money or have odd shipping procedures. so, if it's something like that that has a warning, you may be out of luck. it's a very sad world when people have to prey on others who just want to take in a pet to love. i am so very sorry that this had to happen to you.
=[  just know, i have read other people's stories since then , so you are not the only one.

It is horrible that people do this.  How they can steal your hard earned money and still sleep at night is beyond me.  

Here is some advice:  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.  

Do not ever buy an animal sight unseen!!!! People will have photos of cute puppies and you'll pay crazy fees to buy them and then ship them and more often than not the puppy that you receive is NOT the puppy they have posted on the website!!! I encourage you to go to the Humane Society's website and watch the video on this page:  http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/virginia_the_next_puppy_mill.html

Unfortunately you were a victim of a scam but hopefully you will never fall for it again! It's so sad that people do this! It happens EVERYWHERE I hear about it almost everyday!!!!

He didn't see the yorkie and gave her the money? Where are you and where is she located? You can file a claim in small claims.

BUT....I HIGHLY discourage buying a pure breed puppy from anyone else than a reputable breeder. You don't know the medical history of the puppy or the parents. You can get a puppy who is sick and needs constant medical attention. People who breed for money often breed dogs regardless of their health issues. Yorkies are pre-disposed to a lot of health problems if not being cared for properly.

All pure bread yorkies have to be AKC registered which costs under $50.  

$300 for a yorkie is nothing, that should have been a first warning sign.

Try to get your money and do not get a dog from this woman who obviously knows nothing about them. I spent months researching yorkies before I purchased mine. I emailed and spoke to several breeders before deciding on the one I felt most comfortable with.

I'm not sure how long you would have to wait to file a police report but if you still try to contact her and nothing do that.

Do you have any emails or voice mails from her that she's selling you the dog?

Research research and research before you get a dog, especially a pure bread like a yorkie.

Awww, that's horrible...Sorry to hear about this! I was going to say, fill out a police report, if no word by the weekend.

how much of his personal information did he give her? I'd also be worried about identity theft

People have tried to scam me left and right! Never send money to someone you dont know unless its to pay a bill...lol, but really I am sorry for your lost of your puppy!! Some people are scum, You should be able to track her through email!

This is HORRIBLE! I can't believe people would do such a thing!  Is there anything that can be done?