17 July 2012

Man Sentenced in Pet-Finder Fraud

A New York man has been sentenced to more than five years after admitting to running an investment scam related to a alleged service to return lost pets to their owners.

Fifty-four-year-old, Eric Stein, pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the scam in February. It is said that he has netted over $500,000 and involved dozens of consumers into the scam through a company called Return-A-Pet through false and misleading advertisements.

The Return-A-Pet service offered identification tags to be placed on pets that featured a 24-hour staffed toll-free number. 





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