PHILADELPHIA - As the national baby formula shortage continues, officials say parents desperate to feed their children have fallen victim to formula scams.
FOX 29's Kelly Rule spoke with a New Jersey mother who said she connected with a woman on Facebook who offered to ship five containers from Iowa for $135.
Kelsey Oczaowski, the mother of a 5-month-old, said she sent the money but a tracking label and the formula never came. She later received a message from someone else who told her the woman was running a scam. "It’s honestly like another level of evil that somebody would think it’s OK to steal money, but ultimately they are potentially harming these babies," Oczaowski said.She isn't the only person who has fallen victim of formula scams.
The Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office issued a warning to parents about bottle bilkers. "I cannot even fathom if I was counting on this woman to ship me formula and I didn’t have anything else on hand," Oczaowski said.