Google sues alleged puppy scammer after tip from AARP

OAKLAND, Calif., April 11 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Monday sued an alleged puppy scammer who used its services to sell fake pets, the first of what the company said would be a growing number of lawsuits targeting apparent misuse by its users.

Elder advocacy group AARP tipped Google to the scam last September following a complaint from a South Carolina resident who had sent $700 in digital gift cards to an online seller for a basset hound puppy that never came, according…