- Needy parents say they’re being scammed by people pretending to sell infant formula.
- Parents who spoke with Insider said they’d been conned out of hundreds of dollars.
- Authorities are trying to clamp down on fake sellers and price gougers.
When Marie Brennan was contacted on Facebook by a woman offering six cans of the infant formula she’d struggled to find for her baby on the shelves, she agreed to pay her $300.
The cost, including shipping, was about $14 more expensive per can than the price at the supermarket. But given the nationwide shortage of infant formula — caused by problems with the supply chain and the recall of some potentially contaminated brands — Brennan told Insider she was “desperate.”
The seller seemed legitimate enough, with more than 600…
