Business ProfileforCassie & Adriel Pom Hearts

According to information in BBB files, it appears that this business is no longer in business.

Based on information we've received and a review of the entity's marketing materials, BBB has determined this company is not legitimate, nor is it located in Minnesota. A complaint on file with BBB states the company requested payment via a wire transfer - a hallmark of pet scams. After the customer sent the payment, the company failed to ship the pet as promised and instead asked for still more money, claiming a large deposit was necessary for the cage the pet was supposedly going to be shipped in.

BBB offers the following tips to avoid scams when you're looking to adopt, sell or transport a pet:

* Beware of online or classified ads with multiple misspellings and/or grammatical errors. Many pet scams originate overseas, particularly Africa, so scammers usually do not have a good grasp of the English language.
* Don't be fooled by a well-designed website. Scammers can easily steal images and details from pet postings off the websites of legitimate breeders. Always research companies at BBB.org.
* Watch out for requests to wire money to the entity you're dealing with or a 'third-party shipper.' This is a sign you're dealing with a scammer.
* Be leery of classified ads that promise cheap or free pets for adoption. These offers sound good, until the scammers tell you your pet is at the airport but you'll have to pay unexpected shipping or processing fees to continue the adoption process. The fees continue to mount and people eventually discover these offers were not legitimate.
* When selling a pet, never deal with people who offer to send you a check for more than the requested amount under the conditions that you wire the extra money back to them or any of their affiliates, such as deliverers or handlers.