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In reply to the discussion: Oh, Look! It's A MAGAmerican Who Put All Of His Savings Into Trump's Shitty Media Stock - He Wants To Buy More [View all]Midnight Writer
(22,700 posts)38. There was a scam investment group visiting local churches looking for "investors".
A lot of people signed up, including some good friends of mine. They thought the scammers had to be honest because they were going through their church, calling themselves a "Christian Investment Group".
Of course, those that gave them money lost that money, All of it. Finally, the scammers got busted, this turned out to be a big deal, they stole tens of millions and got national news coverage.
20 years later, the scammers are out of jail, and I'll be damned if they didn't go to the same churches with a new "investment" scheme and scam more money out of the same people they screwed the first time around.
Faith-based investing. It's not just for grandma and grandpa anymore.
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Oh, Look! It's A MAGAmerican Who Put All Of His Savings Into Trump's Shitty Media Stock - He Wants To Buy More [View all]
hatrack
Apr 2024
OP
A lot of people who are 71 don't have two nickles to rub together until the SS hits the bank account.
Chainfire
Apr 2024
#66
WTF? It's gotta be more than being dumber than a rock. This guy tossed his common sense out the window.
Joinfortmill
Apr 2024
#9
Comment beneath the article, "Wow. It's the deep state. It's the libs. It's the Jews. It's the gays.
shrike3
Apr 2024
#17
I would laugh at these fools but they probably have families who will be harmed by this blind loyalty and stupidity.
LonePirate
Apr 2024
#21
the next opportunity for a short squeeze will be the GOP convention... sell then.
WarGamer
Apr 2024
#29
There was a scam investment group visiting local churches looking for "investors".
Midnight Writer
Apr 2024
#38
I've seen this behavior before. I was a stockbroker, I saw people would Chase after a losing stock all the time...
ashredux
Apr 2024
#41
Putting money into Trump was the best investment Vlad ever made.... Fantastic return on investment.
keithbvadu2
Apr 2024
#54
"It's got to be political, from all the liberals that are trying to knock it down."
Bundbuster
Apr 2024
#62