A rise in these ads has been an unfortunate byproduct of the pandemic... scammers trying to take advantage of the fact that people are asked to stay home and so might be less likely to come and see an animal in person/more desperate to send payment to hold sight unseen:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7318611/coronavirus-puppy-sale-scams/amp/
Never ever send any form of payment or personal info without first seeing in person, and during code red one should only be making essential purchases and limiting any reasons for having contacts. Please report any ads you see that you suspect are scams. Don’t assume someone else has reported it or that I know about it. I truly can’t get enough reports and they truly do help at addressing promptly.
Thank you to all who help with ongoing reports in helping to keep these ads as limited as possible