STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Hundreds of Northeast Ohioans have come out on social media to complain about an alleged Easter scam.
"Happy Easter [to us]," Hali Hart, who never received a delivery she paid for, said.
Sunday morning, parents and their kids thought they'd be waking up to a lawn full of Easter eggs, only to find out no eggs would come.
"There were supposed to be 100 eggs delivered, none of which arrived," Whitney Lutch said.
Lutch and Hart are two of the hundreds of parents who found a Facebook page online that advertised an Easter egg drop-off. Prices varied depending on the amount of eggs delivered, the page advertised.
"I had read many good reviews about her," Lutch said of the woman in charge of the page.
"She said, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll do it. Just pay in advance,' or whatever," Hart added.
Parents were told the eggs would be delivered by 6 a.m. Sunday, but Saturday night, things started to get suspicious.
"I sent her a message and she read it, but never even responded," Hart said. "That's when I figured out it's not going to happen."
It didn’t take long for both Lutch and Hart to realize they weren’t the only ones who didn’t get what they paid for.
Julie Cajigas put up money for a visit from the Easter bunny, too. When she took to Facebook to figure out why her delivery didn't come, she was quickly contacted by two women taking matters into their owns hands.
"Maybe 10 or 15 minutes after [I posted on Facebook], Kim and Celeste reached out to me," Cajigas said.
Kim and Celeste surprised half a dozen families who had been scammed with a visit from the Easter Bunny.
"The kids just ran out of the house," Cajigas gushed. "They were super excited."
3News reached out to the woman in charge of the deliveries, but has not heard back. Some parents told us they have filed a police report, and there is even a Facebook page created for those who did not receive deliveries.
Strongsville police told 3News it has received multiple complaints about the potential scam, but has not confirmed if any further action will be taken.
On Monday, the Parma City School District posted the following statement on its Facebook page:
"We learned today that a member of our community victimized unsuspecting students from an organization within our school district by offering them service hours to assist with her alleged scam. We will be happy to cooperate with law enforcement parties as they work to investigate this matter."