AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The City of Amarillo’s Animal Management and Welfare Department notifies residents who are missing pets of a missing pet scam.
According to AAMW, scammers are using info from social media posts on missing pets to contact pet owners.
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Officials detailed that In some cases, scammers are contacting pet owners through text message claiming to be an animal control officer and saying that the missing pet is at a local shelter.
The scammers then ask for online payments through platforms such as Venmo or Zelle in exchange for the pet owners lost pet…