A TERMINALLY campaigner ill end-of-life has been scammed by a bogus fund she was duped into thinking was from billionaire Elon Musk.
The name of the tycoon who owns Twitter and electric car giant Tesla as well as an estimated €170billion fortune, was cynically used to con multiple sclerosis sufferer Kate Tobin, 56, out of €600.
Her previous campaigning in the Irish Mirror for the right to die was used by the cruel con artists to target her.
Kate told the Irish Mirror: "I received an email last October from [a bogus entity called] the Elon Musk Financial Services Department.
"They said that my story had been read and I had been selected by Mr Musk to receive €5,000 per month for nine months to give me a better quality of life.
STRUGGLE
"I was asked for my bank account details and my date of birth and other details to confirm my identity. I did this.
This story is from the February 07, 2023 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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