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January 2021
Before you go looking for a puppy, please read out tips to avoid geting caught empty handed.
Tips for avoiding pet scams
- Consider purchasing a pet from a rescue shelter or a registered local breeder with a legitimate physical address, landline number and ABN.
- Verify the breeder information and ensure you are contacting them through their registered contact details; in WA they will be registered with Dogs West.
- Do your research. Search for reviews or warnings about the business/seller from shoppers or consumer protection agencies.
- Meet the animal in real life before handing over any money.
- If paying online, use a credit card or PayPal (which have avenues to dispute the transaction) rather than a bank or wire transfer.
Tips to avoid fake websites
Be suspicious about:
- Great ‘deals’ served to you via an internet search or pop-ups – scammers hope to catch you out when you impulse-buy after seeing a bargain.
- Unfamiliar or new websites – look for a copyright year on the homepage, although this date can also be faked.
- Websites that do not list a full physical address, telephone number or ABN, or if these details cannot be verified.
- Insecure payment methods such as direct bank transfer or wire transfer.
- Pixelated photos, spelling errors and other clues that you may be looking at a copycat site of a real online business.
❗️ Do NOT buy a puppy from these websites❗️
WA ScamNet warns consumers not to purchase puppies from the following fraudulent websites:
- Mike's Labradors – mikeslabradors.com
- Excellent TeaCup Puppies – www.excellentteacuppuppies.com
- *TransPet Australia – www.transpetaustralia.com (a fake shipping company that Excellent TeaCup Puppies used)
- PuppySanctuary – www.puppysanctuary.com
- Woodland Border Collies – www.woodlandbordercollies.com
- Hearty Jack Russell Terrier – heartyjackrussellterrier.com
- Maya Home Pups – www.mayahomepups.com
- Greenfield Doodles – www.greenfieldoodles.com
- Australia Dog Zone – www.australiadogzone.com
- Priority Cavoodle Home – prioritycavoodlehome.com
- Aussie Cavoodles – aussiecavoodles.com
- Star Puppies – www.starpuppies-au.com
- Fake delivery site: Suss Cargo Logistics – susscargologistics.com
- Fake delivery site: Transport Dog Tainers – www.transportdogtainers.com
- Happy Puppies Connection – www.happypuppies-connection.com
- Maureen K’s Puppies Home – www.maureenkpuppieshome.com
- Forever Goldens – www.retriverspuppieshome.com
- Melissa Papillon Pups – www.melissapapillonpups.com
- Maltese Sanctuary House – www.maltesesanctuaryhome.com
- Aussie Golden Retriever Home – aussiegoldenretrieverhome.com
- Zaramdi Malshies – zaramidimalshies.com
- Family Large Coons – familylargecoons.com
- Charming Maltese – charmingmaltese.com
- Ace Land Border Collies – acelandbordercollies.com
- RC Border Collies – rcbordercollies.com
- Cute Border Collie Heaven – cutebordercollieheaven.com
- Classic Poodle Home – www.classicpoodlehome.com
- Green Vally Pomeranian Puppies – www.greenvallypomeranianpuppies.com
- Allied Courier Logistics Movers – www.alliedcourierlogisticsmovers.com
- Australian Shepherds for Sale – www.australianshepherdsforsale.com
- Stellar Puppies – www.au-stellarpuppies.com
- Hillside Hounds – www.hillsidehounds.com
- Poodle Home Pups – www.poodlehomepups.com
- Cavoodles Australia – www.cavoodlesaustralia.com
- Home Bred Chihuahuas - www.homebredchihuahuas.com
- Joy Dunn Puppies – www joydunnpuppies.com
- Golden Retriever Puppy Family – Goldenretrieverpuppyfamily.com
- Micro Pomeranians Home – www.micropomeranianshome.com
- Ml Cavalier Pups – www.mlcavalierpups.com
- Andie Pets Home – www.andiepetshome.com
- Paula Puppies – paulapuppies.com
- Australia Cavoodles – australiacavoodles.com
- Cavoodle For Me – cavoodleforme.com
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier Puppy Home – staffordshirebullterrierpuppyhome.com
- Golden Cavoodles Info – goldencavoodles.info
- Andie Pets Home – andiepetshome.com
- Happy Pomeranian Puppies – happypomeranianpuppies.com**
- Priority Class Poodles – priorityclasspoodles.com**
- **the two sites above use fake delivery website Global Jet Express International – globaljetexpressinternational.com
- French n British Bulldogs 4 Sale – www.frenchnbritishbulldogs4sale.com
- Golden Cavoodles – www.goldencavoodles.info
- Michael French Bulldogs Home – michaelfrenchbulldogshome.com
- Cute Cavoodle Pups – cutecavoodlepups.com
- Frenzy Bulldogs – www.frenzybulldogs.com
- Gorgeous Puppies – gorgeouspuppies.net
- Retriever Puppies Land – retrieverpuppiesland.com
- Xavier English Bulldogs Home – xavierenglishbulldogshome.com/index
- Winkle Bulldogs Home – wrinklebulldoghome.com/index
- Premium Bullies – premiumbullies.com.au
- French Bull Rehoming scam
- Greenland Guard Dogs scam
- Caredez Farm puppy scam
- Royal Online Bullies and Australian Breeder puppy scam