Mother in Law just fell for a puppy scam... Also, looking for reputable Maltese Breed

So my mother in law's Pomeranian of 14 years died a few months ago and she was tore up pretty bad about it. She actually has a grave stone with solar powered walkway lights on each side of her grave in the front yard. Anyway, so she just finally decided to get a puppy and started looking for a "Tea Cup Yorkie" or so she's seen in pictures.

Unfortunately I became involved in this scam too late as I would have had her pull out before she invested any money. She began looking online and found a website with pictures of various Yorkie puppies with names, parent names, etc. and contacted the person. The person responded via email and eventually called her. They convinced her to Western Union them $250 for the puppy. :doh: Well upon receiving the money, they then said they were setting up the shipping for the puppy and provided her with information and the name of a Pet Transport company. This company then demanded a $900 insurance deposit that was fully refundable. She then spoke with the "Breeder" who offered over the phone to pay $400 of the deposit if my mother-in-law would pay the other $500. And so she Western Union'd $500 for this deposit... :doh: . The Breeder then said that her husband would not let her pay extra $400 and that my mother-in-law would need to pay it. After demanding her money back the breeder has ceased all contact with her. At this point is when I heard what was going on and became involved and found out that they were calling her using blocked numbers, texting her phone using Skype, and had various mispelling and improper english scattered throughout the website and emails.

So anyway, I did find out via Western Union that both money transfers were picked up at the same Western Union location and I'm pressing my mother-in-law to at least file a police report so that the police can get that location from Western Union but she feels stupid and wants to try and put it behind her and not get another dog. If I could find out where the location is that the money was picked up, I would work with local law enforcement in that location to try to catch this person (s). I am actually communicating with this scammer via text, acting like a potential buyer, so it bothers me that I know other people could currently be falling for this scam. I have googled and found other people falling for this scam from the same people (emails, accounts, names)

So anyway, what I'd at least like to do for her is find a reputable breeder with which to buy a puppy for her. She can't afford to try and buy another dog and doesn't even want to think about it as this situation has left her pretty broken emotionally and financially. Instead of looking for a yorkie, I'd like to find a maltese though. So if anyone knows of a reputable maltese breeder near Indiana or Illinois, I'd appreciate it.