Scammers use AI photo of missing dog at emergency vet to steal nearly $2,000 from St. Pete couple

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A couple in St. Petersburg is scammed out of nearly two thousand dollars in bogus vet bills.

They say they fell for it because the scammers took pictures of a lost dog posted online and sent the couple an AI-generated photo of the dog on an operating table.

A tiny gap in a backyard fence was all German Shepherd puppy Hazel needed to send dog trainers Michelle and Dennis Morida into a frantic search last week…

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