“You wouldn’t think that people are scamming on mom groups. I don’t know, it definitely changed my mind,” one mom told us.
HOUSTON, Texas — It’s the start of December, time for Santa’s elves to arrive at your home to start their watch before Christmas.
But this year, dozens of parents across the Houston area are ready to put some people on the naughty list, after they say they were scammed after buying “Elf on the Shelf” survival kits.
And now, police cases are popping up all across the Houston area.
Jingles and Elfie made their Christmas debut at the Kaplan house early Wednesday morning.
“They are here so they can watch and report back to Santa, and make sure the kids are behaving themselves,” Rosie Kaplan said.
Mom, Rosie, had ordered a kit on Facebook for the elves, to get here before they arrived.
“I gave her a deposit. Each kit was $50 so I gave her a $25 deposit for each kit,” Kaplan said.
She paid for them, and was even messaging the seller back and forth.