KENTWOOD, Mich. — After a Vietnam veteran from Kentwood lost hundreds of dollars to one of the hottest online scams going on right now, West Michigan residents wanted to help.
Larry Palmer sent nearly $500 to someone with an attractive website who claimed he was selling puppies. Then the scammers wanted Palmer to pay nearly a thousand dollars more to have the dog shipped. He didn’t have that kind of money, and the request made him realize that he had been caught up in a straight-up con job. It left him without money to buy a puppy.
When Target 8 investigators met Palmer, he said he “just wanted a little companion to take care of and be with while I’m going through what rest of life I got.”
When that report aired last month, it moved a dozen strangers to call or email offering to get Palmer a dog.
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