Florida principal resigns after sending $100K to scammer posing as Elon Musk

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The principal of a school in Florida resigned after she sent $100,000 of school money to a scammer posing as Elon Musk and promising to invest in her school, WESH reports.

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Head resigns after sending $100K school funds to scammer posing as Elon Musk

Dr Jan McGee, the principal of Burns Science and Technology Charter in Oak Hill, Volusia County in Florida, was speaking with the scammer for months and had been warned he was a fraud

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Charter school principal resigns after sending US$100,000 of school’s money to fake ‘Elon Musk’

Florida charter school Principal Jan McGee resigned this week after sending US$100,000 to a scammer pretending to be South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, who’s worth an estimated US$192bil.

2 months ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

A principal thought she wrote a check for Elon Musk. It was an impostor.

Janet McGee, a principal at a Florida charter school, resigned after writing a $100,000 check from school funds to an Elon Musk impersonator.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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CBS News

Florida school principal resigns after complaints over "pornographic" David sculpture

Parents complained when sixth-grade students were shown photos of Michelangelo's "David" statue during an art history lesson.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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New York Post

Florida principal resigns after sending $100K to scammer posing as Elon Musk

Jan McGee, who led Burns Science in Technology since its 2011 inception, said someone posing as Musk offered to invest billions in the school in exchange for an upfront payment.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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NY Daily News

Charter school principal resigns after sending $100,000 of school’s money to fake ‘Elon Musk’

The scammer, pretending to be Elon Musk, promised to invest millions into Burns Science and Technology after the school paid him a six-figure advance.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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