Paula Reed Ward
Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s office
This image of puppies was used as part of an online scam targeting people who wanted to buy them.
Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s office
This image of puppies was used as part of an online scam targeting people who wanted to buy them.
Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s office
This image of puppies was used as part of an online scam targeting people who wanted to buy them.
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Those buying German Shepherd puppies for Bitcoin online are in for a ruff ride.
Puppy photos are undeniably irresistible but beware; researchers have uncovered a scheme selling fake German Shepherd puppies for Bitcoin, leaving buyers crushed and without a tiny fuzzy friend to cuddle on Christmas morning.
The scam was discovered by an intrepid researcher at Anomali, who got wind of the fake puppy offer and decided to investigate.
“When one of our researchers heard about this con, he dug deeper into it,” Gage Mele, researcher with Anomali, told Threatpost. “Because consumers are last-minute shopping ahead of the holidays and continuing to buy pets at a higher rate due to COVID-19 shelter-at-home restrictions, we issued a consumer alert.”
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“I don t have kids, so it s always been on my mind to have two to three dogs,” said Matt Robeck.
He said he thought getting another puppy would take the edge off a tense year.