Trump's Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Published Oct. 05, 2024 3:14PM EDT


Truth Social users say they lost thousands in online scams on the platform, with some victims being fleeced out of six-figure sums. Complaints filed to the Federal Trade Commission, obtained by Gizmodo, detail the myriad schemes of fraudsters using Donald Trump’s social media platform in the past two years.

Many of the app’s users, particularly retired “Boomers” with life savings, fell for “pig butchering” scams in which a grifter persuades an individual to buy into a dubious investment scheme, convincing the victim to make larger contributions by tricking them into thinking they’re making money.

“The scammers will often give the victim access to a website that shows a certain dollar amount in ‘their’ account but the money is long gone,” the report explained. “It’s not sitting there for them to withdraw. It’s simply a ruse for the victim to see their imaginary money grow, luring them into ‘investing’ even more.”

Several of these older users “don’t seem to understand that any amount they might see on their end that’s supposedly sitting in an account is completely fictitious.”

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[prodigitalson]

1. best news I've heard today

keep up the good work

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Like robbing banks bc there's money there, fleece suckers on (un)Truth Social because that's where they are. . . . nt

[Klarkashton]

3. The scammers know where to go to find the gullible.

[groundloop]

4. Talk about prime pickings for the scammers

I have zero sympathy for them either.

[AZJonnie]

5. Well, sure, since people aren't allowed to scam or lie on Orange Jesus' social site

Makes sense to just blithely trust the other people who show up there with too good to be true investment offers, cause you know Dear Leader will be getting rid of any scammers or bad people. No, seriously!

[kimbutgar]

6. Fools and their money parted by a known con man!

[slightlv]

7. Magas who willingly give in to trump's grifting

to buy his cheap geegaws are one thing. But I won't even accept magas being taken in my scammers... not after my recent bout, thanks to dear husband. We may not have had much, but they took everything from savings and checking. Trying to figure out how to live for a month knowing you've got nothing is NOT a nightmare I wish on anyone, not even magas. There are fewer people in the world I hate more than scammers. A pox on all of them!

[central scrutinizer]

8. Talk about a target-rich environment

The low hanging fruit has put out their welcome mat.

[SarcasticSatyr]

9. Couldn't happen to a nice bunch of people . . .

. . . .

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Crocodile tears. nt

[Marcuse]

11. Trump is known for fleecing his supporters. This is worse than his $70 Bible.

[skypilot]

12. Amazing how they all have...

...this disposable income to fork over when, according to them and their master, the economy is tanking and no one can afford to buy food.

[Justice matters.]

13. There's a sucker born every minute...

Everyone who votes for the convicted felon is one.

So where will the scammers go to make a killing?

Lie Social, of course!

[Demobrat]

14. A self-selected pool of gullible marks.

How is any self-respecting scammer supposed to pass that up? Like taking candy from a baby.

[dflprincess]

15. I wonder how much of it is going into Trump's pocket.

I'm sure he or his crooked kids are getting a cut.