A Hutchinson man was recently the victim of a scam when he tried to buy a puppy online.
On Monday, Hutchinson Police took a report from a 20-year-old Hutchinson man stating that he had paid $1,000 to an individual who he had found online for the purchase of a puppy. The victim also paid $900 to have the puppy shipped.
The victim said he did not receive the puppy and it was later discovered that he had been a victim of a nationwide scam.
