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The grift that keeps on giving.

Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams

One person who says they lost $170,000 explained they were initially scammed on a different site but met someone on Truth Social who claimed they could help get their money back. That turned out to be a scam as well. But more often, the victims are first contacted on Truth Social before being told to take the conversation somewhere else, like WhatsApp. Truth Social seems to be a target-rich environment for people who are easy to con.

Another thing that sticks out about the complaints filed with the FTC is that they seem to involve plenty of elderly fans of Donald Trump. One 72-year-old man who reported chatting with a “beautiful” woman on the site was scammed out of $21,000. His complaint ends with, “I haven’t told my wife about this blunder. She still doesn’t know about it.” Another person in their 60s said they lost $500,000 to scammers on Truth Social and seemed to think there might be a way they could get their money back, telling the FTC, “After I pay this they promise there will be no more fees and I will receive my assets.”

More at: https://gizmodo.com/truth-social-users-are-losing-...

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Rated 'high for factual reporting', something you almost never see on the right wing media sites.

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I wonder why it is that the Grifter in Chief attracts so many other grifters who flood in to his channels in order to fleece his sheep?

Target rich environment.

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dont underestimate the amplification power of the MAGA-on-MAGA crime economy.
among the most fervent trump supporters are those running scams and vending MAGA junk.

various profiles of such folks typically lead with their parroting the latest gop\fox talking points, as if concerned with culture and policy. but then true motives can be revealed, and a feedback loop perpetuates.

since these people have been transacting on MAGA now for up to 9 yrs, many consider themselves established & productive businessmen, and now qualified to speak on any complex economic topic...not unlike trump himself.

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"Target rich environment."

exactly. gullible, tend to believe in conspiracy theories, so easy to sell a con to.

an old quote, that can easily be configured to describe the TS dimwits setting themselves up
to be robbed:

reporter: "why do you rob banks ? "
Wille Sutton: " that's where the money is "

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