Scammer used my lost cat flyer to fake a photo

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Our cat went missing last Saturday. We put up flyers in the neighborhood today. Someone called me and told me they had Otis and would meet me at Target. In my head I knew it could be a scam, but my heart took over. When we told him we were at Target, they started asking for money. When I told them to send me a picture, it was my photo from my poster in different AI settings. Thankfully we were keeping in touch with our son and he verified they were AI. It’s been 3 hours now and they are still texting me, asking me why I don’t want my cat. There’s a special place in hell for this person, but my heart is still broken.

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