I also received a check from Shepard for more than the amount of the pup. Thanks to this post, I also found out that this is fake. The name they told me was Nancy Price with address 2011 West 7 Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133 with phone number 412-324-2815. they asked to keep the deposit and send the rest via western union to the attention of Erica Fleming, 8123 2nd Street, Paramount, CA 90723. I hope that the police and the FBI can stop these people.