A Florida principal resigned on Tuesday after sending a $100,000 check to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk.
Jan McGee was the principal at the Burns Science and Technology charter school in Oak Hillsince the school opened in 2011 and reportedly communicated with the scammer for months before sending the check from the school’s account.
McGee said she believed the $100,000 would act as a down payment and in return, the billionaire reportedly promised he would invest millions of dollars in the school, NBC affiliate WESH first reported.
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