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I ignored the warning signs — and got scammed out of $978 by an email I thought was from an Ontario charity I volunteer with

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I thought it was an email from the Barrie Food Bank. It wasn’t. Here’s how the scam unfolded and how not to make the same mistake.

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I ignored the warning signs — and got scammed out of $978 by an email I thought was from an Ontario charity I volunteer with

I thought it was an email from the Barrie Food Bank. It wasn’t. Here’s how the scam unfolded and how not to make the same mistake.

9 days ago·Hamilton, Canada

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