O wners of missing out on canines are being targeted by scammers who are threatening them with blackmail and violence within hours of introducing appeals, an examination by The Times has actually discovered.
Individuals who publish appeals for their missing out on or taken canines on the web are being called by phone by fraudsters incorrectly declaring to have the family pets and requiring cash for their return.
Authorities are examining reports from as long as 2 years earlier, with the fraud thought to have actually made the lawbreakers included numerous countless pounds.
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Some victims have actually been left feeling self-destructive or too scared to remain residing in their houses, while one lady got a rape danger.
Recordings and accounts from victims recommend the fraud calls are routinely being performed by
