12 Scams of Christmas: Pet scam victims duped into sending thousands of dollars and multiple payments

12 Scams of Christmas | While searching for a Chow Chow puppy online, Stacey Johnson fell into a scam costing her more than $1,600.

Anyone looking to buy a pet is a target this holiday season. Scammers reel in victims with cute photos then trick them into sending thousands of dollars.

“And I said I could actually come and pick the dog up and he said you can but then he recommended, more so, that I would have the puppy delivered because with the puppy delivery there was going to be all these bells and whistles that would’ve came with the dog,” Johnson recalled. Angie Barnett, president and CEO with the Better Business Bureau serving greater Maryland, said this is why puppy scams are so lucrative for fraudsters.

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