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Topic: Fraud
Police & Fire
Woman Loses $500 In Puppy Scam, Darien Police Say
It’s truly not the dog days of summer for one Fairfield County woman. A woman in Darien was dogged out of hundreds of dollars after being bilked in a puppy scheme over social media. Police said that on Thursday, July 23, a woman contacted a purported dog breeder about purchasing a Pomeranian puppy, which would be shipped from West Virginia, for $500. The woman transferred the money via a cash transfer app, and was later contacted for more payments due to increased expenses incurred by the sender. The woman was provided a tracking number, which later turned out to be phony. According to po…