I also don’t know how to make the charges to my credit card stop because other parts of the (since updated) website also return errors and the customer service number I called on the website couldn’t help either.

I recall that the “stop the steal” donations continued billing people who thought they made a one-time donation. Hahaha. Stupid MAGA idiots will get fleeced and thank Trump for the privilege. Rubes! You deserve to be conned. Enjoy uncancelable recurring fees while you pay your medical bills that used to be covered by Medicaid, fascists.

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    24 hours ago

    It’s a journalist who ordered it for a review knowing it was going to be at least a couple scams involved…

    Sweetheart

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      23 hours ago

      I’m conflicted about this because on one hand people deserve to know the truth from a primary source.

      On the other hand, wouldn’t it be easier to interview the people who delivered Hitler’s lunch than it would be to buy Hitler lunch a couple of times a month?

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        Sure, but you’d have to find someone willing to talk about it. In fact you’d probably want to find at least 2-3 people who can all confirm the same story.

        Plus if you can call it a scam right out of the gate (this article is a follow up to the original purchase article when the phone was first “released”) maybe you can limit the damage of the scam.

        If you can spend $100 to rightfully call out a scam that would have made $1,000, is that a net win? That’s an honest question. I think so, but I understand that might not be the case.

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      I’m legitimately surprised a journalist didn’t use virtual credit cards. Knowing full well you’re giving credit card info to the world’s most famous grifter? I’d take every security measure available