A new scam is targeting pet owners at one of their most vulnerable times - when their animals are lost.

The scam involves people calling owners of lost pets and posing as local animal shelters or humane societies. They then demand money for their animals to be returned safely. Unfortunately, what they thought was a possible chance of finding their pet was all fake.

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That is not what a humane society does," Donna Casamento stated.

Casamento is the CEO of IndyHumane on the north side.

Anybody trying to ask you for money to reunite you with your pet is not a good person," she exclaimed.

Casamento told WRTV that this is something that the society is used to dealing with.

About a year ago, we started getting hints of this," she said. "We posted on our site, 'Please,

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