Crypto Scammers Are Targeting Trump’s MAGA Supporters
Crypto Scammers Are Targeting Trump’s MAGA Supporters
After Donald Trump’s campaign announced it would accept cryptocurrency, the operators of a host of fraudulent websites have sought to hustle his supporters.
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I can’t even blame them.
199 4 ReplyYou know how I know my maga relative lost everything he tried to "invest" in crypto? Because he suddenly STFU about it.
158 1 ReplyOf course. Why wouldn't a con artist go after a group that has already self-selected for gullibility?
It's scamming on easy mode
89 0 ReplyWhy make it hard on yourself when idiots self-select into an easy target audience?
89 2 ReplyIs it immoral to harm a demographic, that consistently harms everyone else?
83 3 ReplyLess money for Trump to scam from them... The Crypto Scammers are doing good for once.
60 1 ReplyIt's not the onion. But now the whole world is the Onion.
I can think of no better irony at this point than The Onion switching directions and becoming a real news outlet.
And future generations wokld look at their archived 80s/90s stories, and think they were real.
And thus the cycle begins anew.
52 0 ReplyGood choice, most are dumb as fuck. If I were evil I would absolutely grift them. They make it so easy!
52 1 ReplyYa because they already know that they're stupid.
50 0 Replystupid, dumb people, easier target. Who can blame the scammers? :D
47 0 ReplyThe worlds tiniest violin, playing a medley of the worlds saddest songs.
43 0 Replyi mean troompa loompas have been getting conned by king con-man conning them for years-- why shouldn't other con-men get a slice of the pie?
41 0 ReplyScammers usually try to target 🎯 gullible people like old people. Usually people who don't understand what's going on.
44 4 ReplyAnd donate to a left leaning charity? Chaotic good
42 2 ReplyIt's a plus if trump's supporters are scammed before he can fleece them, let the convicted felons well dry up while other scammers get rich.
38 0 ReplyIt's like the people that unwittingly signed up for recurring donations to Trump's campaign and are suddenly finding their bank accounts drained. Hard to feel sorry for these chumps.
35 0 ReplyNot sure whether "let them fight" or "spidermen pointing" meme is more appropriate
30 0 ReplyIs there really a difference if the money goes to crypto guys or some GOP PAC? They are both scammers from the word go.
And as scammers prefer to target the most gullible idiots, they already have a perfect target group for their "business" with the MAGA brains.
28 4 Reply23 1 ReplyIsn't that what those supporters are there for? .... to be scammed
22 2 ReplyNon paywall linky:
20 0 ReplyBut see, the truly smart scammer would have a potentially decent coin and name it maga-coin. They're looking for anything except government currency...the super scam, or is it?
21 1 ReplyGrifters of all walks of life have long valued conservative orgs, because they are suckers, and a lot of them have done the hard work of contact lists.
19 0 ReplyAh, Big Stupid enabling the Scammer Class: a tale as old as time.
18 0 ReplyCultists are easy to swindle.
16 0 ReplyTrump was anti-Bitcoin while president, when his opinion mattered. And now that it's taken off despite him, he's trying to promise crypto users what Biden has already delivered. The SEC just dropped its case against Ethereum.
These are the exact same people who keep leaving their coins on exchanges.
18 2 ReplyHow tragic.
16 2 ReplyI work in the anti-crypto scam industry. I applaud their efforts. Ethical fuckery.
16 2 ReplyPeople always act like crypto is useless and crypto scams are bad but...
14 0 ReplyFuckem.
14 0 ReplyHuh, well, I'll allow it.
13 1 ReplyI thought the NFTs from Trump are a scam, or is this another scam?
11 0 ReplyThey'll claim the Deep State got them
12 1 ReplyJust be a hypocrite, hide hate behind a thin veneer of love, and you can sell any MAGA dipshit the Brooklyn bridge.
11 1 ReplyWhat… like, more?
10 1 ReplyOh no! Anyway
8 0 ReplyThe less money on them, the better!
8 0 ReplyI’ll allow it.
7 1 ReplyA fool and their money...
5 2 Reply