At least two people in the Tri-State Area have been targeted by a puppy scam on social media -- one on Long Island and another in New Jersey. alecia__reid reports.
"It's not only frustrating. It's frightening," said Jayne Dietl, a grandmother fromAbout a week and a half ago, Dietl started getting strange calls and texts from friends.
Dietl tried to open her Facebook page, but she was locked out. The hackers, posing as her, made a post advertising teacup Yorkies for sale.At least six strangers showed up at Dietl's house saying they paid more than $600 for the puppies that didn't exist. He says the heartbroken families paid $300 for each puppy. Scammers claimed the cost was simply a rehoming fee and the dogs were free.02:11Chelsea Binns, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, says be skeptical when it comes to buying anything online.
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