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tblue37

(65,227 posts) Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:25 PM Nov 2020

How is this not wire fraud?

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At what point does this get investigated as wire fraud? Basically this is no different than a Nigerian prince scam

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How is this not wire fraud? (Original Post) tblue37 Nov 2020 OP

Where's the fraud? brooklynite Nov 2020 #1

Doesn't look like fraud (in the legal sense) to me, Disaffected Nov 2020 #2

If I were a scammer/spammer I would love to get my hands on their list of supporters. nt chowder66 Nov 2020 #3

brooklynite

(94,333 posts)

1. Where's the fraud?

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:33 PM

Nov 2020

Every campaign does matching donation campaigns.

Disaffected

(4,545 posts)

2. Doesn't look like fraud (in the legal sense) to me,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:57 PM

Nov 2020

just your typical sleazy Trump political fundraising.

What exactly does "1,000% impact" mean anyhow? It implies a 10 to 1 $ top up to your donation but doesn't actually say that.

chowder66

(9,055 posts)

3. If I were a scammer/spammer I would love to get my hands on their list of supporters. nt

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 06:40 PM

Nov 2020

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