Animal Humane Society Issues Scam Warning To Minnesotans

This is low. Scammers are now hitting us where it hurts: our furry friends. Yup, there is now a scam involving your pets and it's going around Minnesota.

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Here's a new scam to look out for. The Animal Humane Society, which has branches across Minnesota, shared details of this scam on Facebook on Tuesday (September 17th).

According to their post, animal lovers are being targeted as we speak with a new scam that has to do with lost pets.

How does it work? Simple! Scammers reach out to proud pet parents and tell them that their 'lost' pet has been found and needs emergency surgery.

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Doing so creates a sense of major urgency for the pet owners who answer the phone. From there, scammers ask for payment information over the phone so they can 'perform the surgery' on said pet.

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Obviously, this is a scam. With all of us posting photos of our sweet pets online - or even those that share posts if their pet goes missing - it isn't that hard for scammers to choose their next target.

Sadly, scams are so common these days. The Animal Humane Society says that there is a way you can tell if this is a scam, making this a bit different from other ones going around right now.