FILE - Puppies play at interactive Pop-Up For Pups in New York City. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people sought companionship during quarantine, which opened the floodgates for puppy-related scams.Honest Paws, a company that creates CBD products for pets, found that between April and September, over 2,400 complaints were filed with the BBB in relation to puppy scams.RELATED: How to protect yourself from COVID-19 scams“That’s an increase of over 280% from the same time period in 2019, when only 627 complaints were filed,” according to Honest Paws.
These types of scams are projected to increase a staggering 129% compared to last year overall, according to the Better Business Bureau.