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Missing dog scam warning as pet owners are conned out of thousands

Scammers respond to social media appeals about lost dogs by faking a kidnap and making vile threats if they don't pay, say reports

Chronicle Live · Feb 5, 2023

'Scum threatened to cut up my dog if I didn't pay £500, I paid but it was a con'

Victims targeted by scammers who trawl Facebook looking for missing dog posts have told their sickening stories

Wales Online · Feb 5, 2023

Dog owner targeted by vile scammers who threatened to shoot his missing pet if he refused to pay

It is one of hundreds of cases reported across the UK, in which crooks are cashing in on distraught dog owners with missing pets

Manchester Evening News · Feb 4, 2023