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Woman Swindled Out of $600 in Online Dog-Buying Scam, Police Say

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A woman’s effort to find her new best friend ended when she paid for a dog she didn’t receive, Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said Tuesday.

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A woman’s effort to find her new best friend ended when she paid for a dog she didn’t receive, Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said Tuesday.

According to police, the 68-year-old woman from Haycock Township, Bucks County, was the victim of an online scam last month.

Police said the woman sent $600 in “Google Play cards” to an online seller for the dog, which wasn’t delivered to her.

The investigation into the theft is ongoing, they added.

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