After finding a Yorkshire Terrier puppy on a website (unnamed, for now), my daughter sent a moneygram to Nikki Zimbili per requirements from Sara Ford (supposedly in Houston, Texas) for a yorkshire terrier puppy on Monday, January 21. On Tuesday, January 22, Nikki Zimbili picked up the moneygram in Houston, Texas.
Sara Ford emailed my daughter and claimed that she was going to drive to Maryland and bring "Lucie", the yorkie puppy. She had decided not to ship her.
On Wednesday, January 23 my daughter emailed me periodically throughout the day with sheer excitement about getting this new little puppy for her fiance, her two year old son and herself.
As the day progressed no word from Sara Ford. My daughter called me at 3:30 - 4:00 pm Wednesday in tears. She just had a "gut" feeling that something was wrong. Thinking positive, I told her that I felt sure Sara Ford would be in contact with her. Later that evening my daughter received an email saying Sara hadn't left Texas because something was wrong with her sister. My daughter knew then that she had been taken.
On Thursday and Friday, January 24 and 25 respectively, I emailed Sara Ford and asked what was going on with "Lucie". I told her that if she needed more money to ship "Lucie" to us, I would overnight money to her, regardless of how much. She claimed that she nor her "cousin", Nikki Zimbili got the money from the moneygram earlier in the week and that she wasn't sure who was lying, my dauther or her "cousin". I told her that according to Moneygram Nikki Zimbili signed for the money in Houston, Texas. Sara Ford called me a liar and then began cursing at me using extremely foul language in her emails. I told her that if I didn't have a puppy or some word of receiving the puppy by 5pm Maryland time on Friday, January 25 I was contacting the authorities.
Sara Ford continued emailing me and cursing obscenities that we had "wasted our time, not hers". Since Friday, January 25th not another word from Sara Ford.
I am going to pursue this to the fullest extent of the law until I recover my daughter's $535... I don't care what it costs or how long it takes. These women are apparently pretty slick at taking innocent people's money as I have discovered since starting my research into this "scam". Some of you are apparently luckier than us, we have no puppy and are out $535.00. We are still trying to explain to my grandson why he doesn't have a new puppy. It's very sad.
I am livid that people have the ability to rope in an innocent young woman looking to purchase a puppy as a family pet. It's absurd, it's appalling and it really angers me.
If there's anyone else that these people have victimized or if those of you who have already filed reports on this website about these women, please contact me so we can work together to get these people brought to justice.
My daughtermy future son-in-law and my grandson are heartbroken over this entire incident. It's very sad.
Thank you and,
God Bless!
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