Anyone can fall for a scam . . . and for some people, it doesn't even have to be something all that believable.
Dr. Jan McGee was the principal of a charter school in Florida, and she was forced to resign after falling for an online scam . . . where she sent $100,000 to someone who claimed to be Elon Musk.
It wasn't a knee-jerk decision. Jan had been talking to "Elon" for at least four months . . . and they chatted about him investing in her school.
She'd mentioned the conversations to her staff . . . and they were rightfully skeptical. Some even warned her that this person was a fraud.
But Jan believed in fake Elon. And so, when he asked her to send $100,000 to his "right-hand man" . . . someone named "Luis Alberto Fernandes" . . . she fired off a check from the school's account.
The details are hazy, but Jan put "matching funds" in the memo line. She was apparently under the assumption that writing this check would lead to Elon giving the school $6 MILLION in return. (???)
Fortunately, the school's business manager got wind of the payment in time . . . and was able to stop the check before it cleared.
In a meeting with school board members, Jan said, "I am a very smart lady . . . well-educated. I fell for a scam." The school is looking for a new principal . . . and they're launching an investigation into what happened.
For the record, it's unclear how Jan was communicating with fake Elon.
It's $100,000 . . . so you'd think that she would've verified his identity in a video call or on Twitter . . . since he'd be easily available there if they were friends . . .
Unless she was duped by an Elon impersonator on Twitter who bought a "verified" blue checkmark.
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