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Scammer Threatens to Kill Dog Unless Owner Pays Bitcoin Ransom

29 May Scammer Threatens to Kill Dog Unless Owner Pays Bitcoin Ransom

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It can be difficult to muster anger about every bitcoin scam out there, but when con artists go after our Very Good Dogs, consider me invested. Last week, a basset hound named Happy went missing in the US state of North Carolina, and a scammer claiming to have the dog soon demanded hundreds of dollars in bitcoin for his return.

Patricia Howell, Happy’s owner, found her dog after a day thanks to a tip on a community Facebook page, CBS17 reported. But within minutes of arriving home with her dog, Howell got a text message from someone threatening to “sell it or kill it or whatever” if they didn’t receive $600 (£451) in bitcoin within five days. Once received, the scammer claimed they would leave Happy at a pet store with Howell’s contact info.

Screenshot: CBS17

“I knew it was a scam because I had Happy, but it was heartless and cold and it was so mean-spirited,” Howell told CBS17.

The person demanding the bitcoin ransom likely got Howell’s number from…

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