'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177k
'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177k
An Ottawa couple is sharing their story of falling prey to fraudsters pushing phony investments to try and help others avoid the same fate.
It all started with an online video of what appeared to be Elon Musk promoting a new investment opportunity...
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“I started telling my friends and they were all saying ‘oh, that’s a fraud. Don’t do that.’ But it was so real. I mean, you could see it all online and we checked them out through the better business bureau in England, and their website looked all so legitimate.”
Working with real geniuses here.
I have a friend that fell for a scam. They actually called me up to ask for money for "insurance" on a dog they had never seen and wanted to get. I told them it was a scam and that there was no way I was going to lend them the money. They said goodbye, called somebody else up for money, and got it. In the end they got scammed and didn't get a dog like I told them.
This is a huge reason to support adoption over buying pets.
