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Owners of missing dogs sent blackmail texts demanding £450 or their pets will be killed

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Owners of missing dogs are being sent blackmail threats demanding £450 in bitcoin or their pet will be killed or sold.

The 'despicable' crime has been reported in a number of locations in Lancashire. Now police are warning owners not to fall for the scam and to contact officers instead.

Lancashire Police say the fraudsters are targeting owners who have lost a dog and then shared an appeal for help finding the pet online.

Victims are usually contacted via text from an unknown number, LancsLive reports. The fraudsters then say the victim has a limited amount of time - usually a day - to transfer bitcoin or the scammers will kill their pet.

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