{"id":110958,"date":"2024-10-06T06:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110958"},"modified":"2024-10-06T06:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:33:54","slug":"donald-trumps-truth-social-riddled-with-scammers-ripping-off-users-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110958","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TrackingLink LinkWrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/truth-social\">Truth Social<\/a> users say they lost thousands in online scams on the platform, with some victims being fleeced out of six-figure sums. <\/p>\n<p>Complaints filed to the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TrackingLink LinkWrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/federal-trade-commission\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a>, obtained by Gizmodo, <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/truth-social-users-are-losing-ridiculous-sums-of-money-to-scams-2000506604\">detail<\/a> the myriad schemes of fraudsters using <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TrackingLink LinkWrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s social media platform in the past two years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:180px\">\n<figure class=\"PictureWrapper Ag9VL InlineImage InlineImage--with-caption InlineImage--with-credit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 703px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_655\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2164960677_jnxkdg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1031px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_770\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2164960677_jnxkdg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1032px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_690\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2164960677_jnxkdg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Supporters watch as former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign appearance on July 31, 2024 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Trump is returning to Pennsylvania for the first time since the assassination attempt on lis life.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"4000\" width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_690\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2164960677_jnxkdg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Caption\">\n<div class=\"Caption__title-and-caption\"><figcaption class=\"Caption__caption\">\n<div class=\"Mobiledoc\">\n<p>Truth Social\u2019s parent company, Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, has been losing money and struggling to raise revenue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><svg class=\"Caption__camera-icon\" style=\"height:13px;width:13px\"><use xlink:href=\"#camera\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Caption__credit-text\">Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Many of the app\u2019s users, particularly retired \u201cBoomers\u201d with life savings, fell for \u201cpig butchering\u201d 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\u2019re making money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scammers will often give the victim access to a website that shows a certain dollar amount in \u2018their\u2019 account but the money is long gone,\u201d the report explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not sitting there for them to withdraw. It\u2019s simply a ruse for the victim to see their imaginary money grow, luring them into \u2018investing\u2019 even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several of these older users \u201cdon\u2019t seem to understand that any amount they might see on their end that\u2019s supposedly sitting in an account is completely fictitious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:180px\">\n<figure class=\"PictureWrapper Ag9VL InlineImage InlineImage--with-caption InlineImage--with-credit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 703px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_655\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2161381854_ifcekw\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1031px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_770\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2161381854_ifcekw\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1032px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_690\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2161381854_ifcekw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Supporters of former President Donald Trump await his arrival for a campaign rally at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on July 09, 2024 in Doral, Florida. Trump continues to campaign ahead of the Republican National Convention which begins on July 15.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"4000\" width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/img.thedailybeast.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4000,w_6000,x_0,y_0\/dpr_1.5\/c_limit,w_690\/fl_lossy,q_auto\/GettyImages-2161381854_ifcekw\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Caption\">\n<div class=\"Caption__title-and-caption\"><figcaption class=\"Caption__caption\">\n<div class=\"Mobiledoc\">\n<p>Many of the complaints filed with the FTC appear to involve elderly fans of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><svg class=\"Caption__camera-icon\" style=\"height:13px;width:13px\"><use xlink:href=\"#camera\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Caption__credit-text\">Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>A Minnesota user, aged 60 to 64, claimed they lost $500,000 after being lured into investing in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TrackingLink LinkWrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/cryptocurrencies\">cryptocurrency<\/a>. According to their complaint, the scammer continuously misled them into paying various fees to transfer their investment to their bank account. \u201cAfter I pay this they promise there will be no more fees and I will receive my assets,\u201d the victim said.<\/p>\n<p>Another victim, who allegedly lost $170,000, said they were first defrauded on a different site but they connected with someone on Truth Social who offered to \u201cget their money back\u201d before scamming them as well. Typically, however, victims are first contacted on Truth Social before being lured elsewhere like WhatsApp. <\/p>\n<p>Truth Social\u2019s seemingly target-rich environment is also home to romantic relationship scams, including one 72-year-old man reporting that, after chatting with a \u201cbeautiful\u201d woman on the app, he was fleeced out of $21,000. \u201cI haven\u2019t told my wife about this blunder. She still doesn\u2019t know about it,\u201d his complaint read.<\/p>\n<p>A group representing Truth Social\u2019s parent company, Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, told Gizmodo that they have \u201ca robust team that actively searches for scams and bots on the platform and bans them as soon as they\u2019re found.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The troubling report came as the chief operating officer of Trump Media &amp; Technology Group resigned; his departure is allegedly connected a <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/trump-media-truth-social-executives-ousted-devin-nunes\">whistleblower complaint<\/a> regarding mismanagement. <\/p>\n<p>A few days prior to the shock resignation, one of the company\u2019s major shareholders <a class=\"LinkWrapper LinkWrapper--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/donald-trump-truth-social-resignation-whistleblower-propublica-2024-10\">announced<\/a> they sold their stake in the operation, which has long been losing money and struggling to raise revenue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/donald-trumps-truth-social-riddled-with-scammers-ripping-off-users-report\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truth Social users say they lost thousands in online scams on the platform, with some victims being fleeced out of six-figure sums. 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