The heartbroken owner of a missing cat has been targeted by cruel scammers who pretended the pet had been found.
Tabby cat Honey has been missing from her home in Dalmahoy Drive, Dundee, for almost a month and her owner Vicki Low has been distraught.
Despite searching for 16-month-old Honey there was no sign until Vicki received a call from someone claiming to be from animal charity PDSA, saying her beloved pet had been found.
Overjoyed
Vicki said: “I was absolutely overjoyed and delighted that they had Honey.
“Initially my main thought was thank goodness she is safe.”
However, Vicki quickly became suspicious when the man on the phone went on to ask her for money.
Holding fee
She said: “He told me that he needed a “holding fee” over the phone there and then.
“He said he would then provide a reference number for me to give the receptionist when I went to collect Honey.”
Vicki said she was cautious, despite being relieved Honey was safe, and she told the man she would pay the fee on collection.
She said: “He claimed this was not…
