St. Thomas, Ont. resident loses $200,000 to online employment scam

St. Thomas, Ont., police are investigating after a resident lost $200,000 to a scam.

Police say the victim responded to a pop-up ad on a major social media platform.

The ad involved an employment opportunity if the applicant sent $100,000.

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Police say the incident evolved and the applicant was scammed out of another $100,000.

St. Thomas police’s criminal investigations branch is investigating.

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