Elgin County OPP are investigating a fraud after a resident in Southwold Township reported losing $4,200 in an online cottage rental scam.
Investigators say that sometime between June 3 and June 17, a resident responded to an online ad for a cottage rental in Bracebridge, Ont.
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In contacting the suspected owner of the rental property, a down payment of $4,200 was later e-transferred to the person who posted the ad.
The victim later contacted police on Monday after the renter requested an additional $250. When the funds were not sent, the ad poster stopped all contact with the victim.
The investigation is ongoing.
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