MARYVILLE (WATE) – A young Maryville couple spent hundreds of dollars for a new puppy, hoping it would be joy to their family, but they got nothing in return. They had fallen victim to an advance ...

RALEIGH, NC -- A Raleigh man is recovering after falling victim to a terrifying Craigslist scam. Early Wednesday, Nick Wilson posted on Craigslist, offering to sell his new iPhone. A woman responded, ...

Americans were scammed out of over $1 million in online puppy frauds last year. One North Carolina grandmother said she lost her life savings on a Facebook pet scam. The FTC advises pet seekers to ...

A Tennessee couple's holiday season has taken a disappointing turn after they say they fell victim to an online puppy scam, losing $800 in the process. Janice Luvera and Bill Williams were looking to ...

SAN ANTONIO — According to the website Veternarians.org, the search term "puppies for sale" sees a spike in December as families search for the perfect Christmas puppy. The Better Business Bureau says ...

Kerri McIntosh is a "dog person" who couldn't help but fall in love when she found a Doberman puppy for sale in a Facebook dog lover's group. "The woman selling it said, 'This is the price, it ...

The B.C. Better Business Bureau issued a press release Friday warning of the scam. According to the BBB, it has received numerous complaints from people taken in by the fraud since the start of the ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A prime location in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the U.S. turned into the setting of a rental scam that left two unsuspecting victims out thousands of dollars. An ...

You’ve decided to bring home your first puppy — congratulations! But in the excitement, it’s easy to miss warning signs that could turn your dream into heartbreak. That’s why the Royal Society for the ...