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


McGee resigned this week after sending US$100,000 to a scammer pretending to be Musk, who’s worth an estimated US$192bil. — Getty Images/TNS

It wasn’t exactly a Nigerian prince scam.

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.

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