AS an animal lover and a dog owner, I am getting rather concerned at the amount of dogs which have appeared to have gone missing in the area lately.

It reminds me of a time, not so long ago, when I lived in Leytonstone. There was a spate of dogs being 'lost' mainly from outside supermarkets, where their owners had temporarily left them.

It turned out that a group of people were going round taking dogs, keeping them until the notices were put up from their distressed owners and then returning the dogs collecting the nice reward fee.

I am just wondering if another such scam has been set up.

TRACY RYAN, Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green.