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Facebook scammer uses photos of mom's kids to demand cash 'or else'

Told the mom her children's lives 'could be at risk' if she didn't pay $1,000
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Guelph police are investigating after a mother received messages Tuesday threatening her children.

Tuesday morning a woman contacted police and reported she had received messages from an unknown person through a messaging app. The messages included photos of the woman’s three children and indicated their lives could be at risk if the woman did not pay $1,000. She instead contacted police.

Investigation revealed the photos had been taken from the victim’s own Facebook account.