Scammers target Long Island families asking for help finding lost pets on social media

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Scammers are targeting pet owners desperate for help finding their missing animals. McLoganTV spoke with families who got caught up in the plot on social media.

-- Unscrupulous scammers are preying on emotions and targeting pet owners desperate to find their missing cat or dog. Coco, a 6-year-old toy poodle, has been missing from her home in Williston Park since August.

Pet scammers read posts about Coco and texted the Teehans, claiming to have found their missing pooch. Meantime, the distraught McElroy family of Malverne also posted on social media, begging for help to find their missing orange tabby.

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