Florida cancer patient heartbroken after discovering support puppy she bought during treatment was a scam

NewsWorldAmericasFlorida cancer patient heartbroken after discovering support puppy she bought during treatment was a scam​Danielle Garcia-Culp Owen Scott Friday 01 May 2026 16:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968968","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cancer-puppy-scam-florida-danielle-garcia-culp-b2968968.html","title":"Florida cancer patient scammed out of $4,000 in online puppy scheme"}}ClosePuppy rescued from abandoned home's chimney after neighbour spotted malnourished dogThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Florida cancer patient says she lost more than $4,000 after falling victim...