Montreal-area woman speaks out after losing more than $100K to online scam

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It all started when Imani-Thenaï Kinzanza’s mother sent her a link to what they thought was a legitimate news article.

“I was skeptical at first,” said the 33-year-old single mother of two from Laval, Que.

“But I saw CBC/Radio-Canada written on top of it and the picture of Justin Trudeau.”

The article told of how Canada’s prime minister was supposedly making money through investments. At the bottom of the article was a registration link, taking to her another page to sign up.

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So, Kinzanza decided to give it a try.

She filled out a form, got a phone call and found herself on the line with

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