Phoenix woman loses $1,300 to fake police officer in pet scam

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix woman lost $1,300 to scammers who claimed to have found her missing dog and posed as a police officer to collect payment for veterinary bills.

Valerie Timm’s five-and-a-half-year-old pit bull lab mix named Nala escaped a couple of weeks ago. Timm posted fliers on social media and searched frantically for her pet.

“I’ve just been worried sick about her,” Timm said…

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