STEALING FROM #MAGA
How #Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions.
Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared.
#MOG
nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/…
How #Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions.
Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared.
#MOG
nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/…
A 63-year-old battling cancer from #Kansas making less than $1,000 per month donated $500
That single contribution — federal records show it was his first ever — quickly multiplied.
Another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 the next week and every week through October
That single contribution — federal records show it was his first ever — quickly multiplied.
Another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 the next week and every week through October
Payments kept passing Until Mr. Blatt’s bank account had been depleted and frozen.
When his utility and rent payments bounced, he called his brother, Russell, for help.
When his utility and rent payments bounced, he called his brother, Russell, for help.
SCAMMED
What the Blatts soon discovered was $3,000 in withdrawals by the Trump campaign in less than 30 days. They called their bank and said they thought they were victims of fraud.
“It felt,” Russell said, “like it was a scam.”
What the Blatts soon discovered was $3,000 in withdrawals by the Trump campaign in less than 30 days. They called their bank and said they thought they were victims of fraud.
“It felt,” Russell said, “like it was a scam.”
Facing a cash crunch and getting badly outspent by the Democrats, the campaign had begun last September to set up recurring donations by default for online donors, for every week until the election.
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