Accounts relaying announcements for animals lost or found dead on the public highway are multiplying on social networks.
If in the majority of cases these are associations like Pattes en cavale or certified pages like Pet Alert, scammers can also slip in among the various publications on Facebook.
Spotted by Le Télégramme, one of them depicts a puppy victim of a road accident.
“I hit that pup with my truck.
He's alive but he can't stand, the post reads.
I took him to the vet.
He is not chipped.
I know someone is looking for it.
Please bump this post to help me find this owner”.
In illustration, the photo of a young injured dog, which has obviously been operated on a paw.
A photo from 2018
However, the image of the hunting dog was actually taken in the United States, in 2018, indicate our colleagues.
The goal of the people behind these publications is therefore to play on the sensitive chord of animal lovers and to scam Internet users.
The scammers demand money to cover veterinary costs from those who are worried about the dog's fate.
If Le Télégramme evokes posts circulating in Brittany, the ad in question has been spotted in many departments.
Each time, its author changes the municipality where the accident would have taken place.
It is therefore necessary to be vigilant, especially when the syntax contains errors or when the text seems to have been translated from English in an approximate way.
As a general rule, you should not exchange your personal data or send money via social networks.
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