Maryland AG Warns of Pet Scam Targeting Owners - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Maryland AG Warns of Pet Scam Targeting Owners - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

BALTIMORE, May 20, 2025 — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued a consumer alert today, warning residents of a scam targeting pet owners desperate to reunite with lost animals. Scammers, posing as employees of reputable shelters like the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), Maryland SPCA, and Talbot Humane, exploit owners’ distress by demanding payments for alleged medical care for injured pets. One victim lost $2,600 be…

13 Companies Now Announce Thousands of Unexpected Layoffs in Maryland

13 companies now announce thousands of unexpected layoffs in the state of Maryland, affecting over 4,000 workers by the year’s end. It’s important to note that under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, employers with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more employees at a single site. So far in 2025, there has been approximately 7,580 WARN layoffs across a total of 62 bus…

Scammers target pet owners in crisis

A local woman is out $400 after she paid for a service to find her elderly aunt’s missing dogs. And the Kentucky Attorney General Office says it sounds like the company that stole from her is par for the course…

After losing their beloved pet, a couple sought support on social networks to try to find her. But what happened next left them very disappointed. Their kitten Yogui had fled scared from the balcony so they decided to place some ads asking for information about her whereabouts. Some people told them that they had found her and they were excited. However, they did not expect her to become a scam. “I put a couple of publications in the NEXT-DOOR a…