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'I'm crying with the bank': Ontario woman loses $86K to CRA scam (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
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[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 months ago

She said she was then advised to withdraw money from her bank accounts and deposit it through a Bitcoin machine, where it would remain in an account for safekeeping until the investigation was over.

That poor woman. Even if she hadnโ€™t seen all the other red flags, this was the flare gun shot in the night sky.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 6 points 2 months ago

Perhaps she has a mental disability

this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2024
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