SYDNEY: Australia is suffering a wave of puppy scams as fraudsters target the lonely and locked down with fake online offers of cavoodles, French bulldogs and other popular pooches, authorities said.
The consumer watchdog ACCC said the scammers fleeced people looking for a new pet out of some Aus$300,000 (RM853,362.90) in April alone, fives times higher than the normal monthly average.
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