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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