09/06/2025
WARNING
It looks like there is a new doglost scam doing the rounds
If you put your phone number on your missing dog post, you’ll be WhatsApped very quickly by a convincing member of the local “doglost team” who urge you to register on doglost.co.uk (always recommended anyway) and then ask if you have thermal drone support and start offering advice
Apart from some dodgy spelling - you’d be hard pushed (unless you’re used to the scammers) to know this wasn’t genuine
Once I confirmed I’d be checking her identity with doglost I was blocked before the request for the payment to get thermal drone support was made
Please - if you lose your dog - always try and use a missing dog team, they put their own numbers on and are used to these tactics, so can filter out this rubbish
For info - the key local doglost contacts for this area are Lissy Timms, Debbie Evans and Sarah Gale. Always check with them or us whether someone is genuine or just use a team (none of us ever charge) to help.
