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Oct 2, 2023
(WTTV/WXIN) — It seems that scammers have reached a new low: exploiting the emotions of desperate owners searching for their lost pets.
According to Scamicide, crooks are posing as local humane societies or animal control officers and calling owners of lost pets. The crooks tell the distraught owner they have their dog or cat and can return him or her.
(WTTV/WXIN) — It seems that scammers have reached a new low: exploiting the emotions of desperate owners searching for their lost pets.
According to Scamicide, crooks are posing as local humane societies or animal control officers and calling owners of lost pets. The crooks tell the distraught owner they have their dog or cat and can return him or her.
However, the owner is told they must first pay a fee over the phone.
Unfortunately, this glimmer of hope is fake. The caller isn’t really an animal control officer, and they don’t really have the lost pet.
Full Article: https://cbs4indy.com/news/4-your-money/dont-fall-for-the-lost-pet-scam/