WEST ALLIS, Wis. — A West Allis woman is warning others after losing nearly $5,000 to a Facebook business that promised to sell her a freeze dryer, but never delivered the product.

Brittany Penoske contacted TMJ4 News after she was defrauded while trying to purchase equipment to make freeze-dried candy, a hobby that has gained popularity on social media platforms.

"I reached out to you basically because I got scammed out of a lot of money trying to buy a freeze dryer off Facebook," Penoske said.

Penoske said she was interested in making and selling freeze-dried candy.

"I started following like freeze dried pages, and that's when also I got the advice for looking up other pages to purchase freeze dryers," she explained.

A quick Google search shows freeze dryers typically cost anywhere

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