Warnings over fake PDSA worker scam to "steal dogs"
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Pet owners are being warned that a woman claiming to be a PDSA worker has been knocking on doors in what is believed to be a scam by dog thieves.
Paula Fullam, who lives on Bebington Road, in Great Sutton, took to Facebook to warn people to be vigilant after her daughter Laura opened the door to a woman claiming to be from the PDSA.
She wrote: “BE VIGILANT... In Great Sutton Area. Two people with PDSA identification necklaces around their necks and clipboards knocking on doors asking if we had dogs, how many, what breeds and if they are microchipped. Might be legit or could be a scam to steal dogs. I live in Bebington Road area, Be CAREFUL!!!! Lock doors and back gates.”
Paula’s daughter Laura Fullam told the Liverpool Echo it was one woman who knocked on the door.
She described her as in her early thirties with shoulder length blonde hair and wearing a lanyard with a laminated card around her neck and clutching a clipboard.
A PDSA spokesperson said: “We’re extremely concerned to hear that there are people using the charity’s name in order to gain personal information from trusting residents.
“PDSA does not visit homes to carry out any surveys or fundraising and we urge anyone who is approached in this manner not to give any personal information and to call the police.”
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