Scammers using AI-generated images of missing pets to demand reward money1 hour agoAlice CullinaneWest Midlands
BBC A woman with brown curly hair is holding up a missing cat poster. She is wearing a red and white striped jumper and is sitting in her living roomBBC
Stephanie Young said she was shocked anyone could be "so evil" after receiving threats to murder her cat, Buddy

When Stephanie Young's cat Buddy went missing from her garden in September last year, she flooded pet rescue sites and social media groups with information about him.

Her hopes were raised when an image of him was sent through by a woman named Melissa, who claimed to have fed her cat and wanted reward money for her autistic grandchildren.