Labs 4 Rescue Beware - They will charge you an "application fee" to be paid via PayPal and you will never hear from them again. Internet

I filled out an application and paid the so called "application fee" .  Since I did not hear from then, I sent them a  follow up email . Their answer stated that the dog I wanted was still available and nothing more. No further information.  At this point I realized that in fact, there were no dogs available for adoption at all and I had been scammed. I sent them an email requesting a refund of my application fee and have not heard back from them at all.  This was a year ago today. I guess the fact that their web site only has a  P.O. Box was a huge red flag I ignored. Fortunately, I was out only $15. I strongly advise anybody looking to adopt to deal with shelters that have an actual physical  location where you can verify there is actually an animal for adoption.