The San Diego Humane Society is warning pet owners about a scam involving individuals impersonating the organization and demanding payment via Cash App or Zelle to return lost pets. The Humane Society emphasizes that they never request payment over the phone or email and conduct in-person pet reclaim procedures.
“We were made aware of calls to pet owners who lost their pets of people who are pretending to be San Diego Humane Society asking for money sent through both Cash App and Zelle to reclaim their pet and we want people to know that is not the San Diego Humane Society,” San Diego Humane Society Marketing Manager, Jordan Frey said.
“We would never ask someone for payment over the phone or email. We conduct our reclaims of lost pets in-person and we do not accept any payment except for in-person when that’s happening,” Frey said.>Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.“To fight back against these scams we are putting as much information out in the community as we can.
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