I phished the seller into giving me their Zelle email which was a full name and presumably tied to a legit bank account with a legit person associated with it.
I reported them, will all the facts I'd collected to the AG office in the state I believed them to be in (OH- b/c they offered shipping to anywhere + local delivery in Cleveland). I reached out to other dog owners that I could identify and urged them to also file reports.
I passed along this information to a friend who works in cyber crimes law enforcement (specifically in crimes against children). He verified the information I provided to the best of his ability and passed to his peers in another agency.
Months later, nothing except an automated thanks from the AG office and the site is still up.
The main issue I'm told is I don't have any victims who actually tried to purchase and never receive a puppy.
https://www.qualitygreatdanepuppies.com/available-puppies
"Johnny" is my dog. That photo is in front of my old apartment.
I do not condone this approach of striking back, but I am frustrated that even when I identify the culprit of a scam, theres nothing I can do.