The perpetrator will try to arrange for the victim to get the animal through a sort of delivery service. Officials claim that these scammers also set up a fake delivery service and demanded more and more money from the victim.
The perpetrator will try to arrange for the victim to get the animal through a sort of delivery service. Officials claim that these scammers also set up a fake delivery service and demanded more and more money from the victim.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety just released a warning for a specific type of scam that targets the elderly, specifically grandparents. Officials at Iowa DPS say that while this is a new warning, the scam itself is not new. It has been gradually growing in popularity since 2008, but recent reports say "it is presenting a new twist."