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Man Scams Sellers Of Pricey Pets With Bogus Checks

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Jul 2, 2008 5:44 pm US/Eastern

Man Scams Sellers Of Pricey Pets With Bogus Checks

Person Posing As Doctor's Friend Passed Bad Check To Part Expensive Dogs From Owners

Anyone With Information Is Asked To Call Ft. Lauderdale Police (954) 828-5700.

A man posing as a doctor convinced a woman selling an expensive bulldog to part with her pet for a bogus check. Now, the 'doctor' and the dog are missing, and police are looking for help in finding the dog-napp

Lorraine Barry had an English bull dog she named Eggy. She had it up for sale and was just about to cancel the ad  when she came across someone she believed would provide the perfect home: a physician.

Barry told CBS4 Reporter Ted Scouten, "She said she was an OB/GYN who worked for Broward General Hospital."  She added, "The only reason we let that dog go is because we thought it was going to have a beautiful, fabulous home." 

Barry made arraignments to meet a friend of that doctor at Broward General.  Police said she met a man who called himself Michael Davis; his real name may be Michael Boswell. 

"It just seemed too right," Barry said. "It was right in front of the emergency room doors with a security guard sitting right there and everything."

Barry said Davis gave her a check for $1,100, and then walked inside the hospital with the dog.  When she went to cash the check she found out she was ripped off. 

Police believe this has happened at least three times, and there may be up to 15 other victims around South Florida.

"We found documentation that indicates that they're going after not only English bull dogs, but other exotic animals, even a monkey in one case," said Detective Kathy Collins of the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department.

Barry is hoping to get her dog back and is heartbroken that she fell for such a scam in the first place.

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