What an odd scam. Have you heard of Trump Bucks?

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

You did? Lemme stop by. No, they're a vulnerable bunch. But I hate to see them get scammed (for their money, I mean).

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Amber

@AmbiePam (93883)

• United States

28 May 23

I don’t think I know anyone dumb enough or gullible enough to buy them. Potential commemorative items are good potential scams, I guess.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

I wonder where they actually make them. It sounds like a lot of people have been suckered.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (93883)

• United States

28 May 23

@TheHorse If old people are falling for it someone in their family needs to intervene and check their mental status. If young people are falling for it they must be honestly dumb.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

@AmbiePam We have learned in recent years that there are a lot of vulnerable people out there. And not all of them are little old ladies.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (14091)

• Australia

28 May 23

I'd like to have one just for fun!! And as a reminder of how people try to scam .

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Pitstop

@pitstop (14091)

• Australia

28 May 23

@TheHorse I'll be on the lookout.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

Maybe they'll be giving them away in a couple of years.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

@pitstop Heh. Or maybe Trump will become Czar of the world and they'll be worth millions!

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divalounger

@divalounger (6117)

• United States

28 May 23

I just heard about this scam this morning--How do people fall for this stuff?

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divalounger

@divalounger (6117)

• United States

30 May 23

@TheHorse I am not sure that is it either--but there is a certain amount of wishful thinking that plays a part I think

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 23

So many factors must play in. Lack of education MAY be a factor. But I'm not sure about that.

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 23

@divalounger Is wishful thinking bad? Wait. I guess it depends on how it's defined.

Anna

@LadyDuck (472074)

• Switzerland

28 May 23

Listen, I have heard some interviews among Trump fanatic supporters... some of them are dumb and gullible enough to believe everything.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472074)

• Switzerland

28 May 23

@TheHorse - Well as they were all there to listen to Trump and the reporter was walking among them without really choosing, I suspect that there were a lot that did not look like dummies, but were dummies. Yes, we use "l'avvocato del diavolo".

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 23

@LadyDuck I know someone with a college degree who is a Trump supporter. But she has mental illness and substance abuse issues.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

Maybe they're selectively showing the interviews that make Trump supporters look like dummies.

Just playing devil's advocate. (Do the use that expression--devil's advocate--in Switzerland?)

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (108126)

• Marion, Ohio

28 May 23

I figure if they will buy them,let them. Remember people went nuts for his virtual collector cards

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

Trump actually was behind those, wasn't he?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (108126)

• Marion, Ohio

28 May 23

@TheHorse He was the collector cards. I don't know about these

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

@wolfgirl569 It appears he is not behind these. I wonder if anyone in the press has asked him about them.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139974)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 May 23

I read about that earlier. I hope no one falls for that scam.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

People already have. But I hope nobody we know falls for it.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37379)

• Toccoa, Georgia

28 May 23

I just learned about it and shook my head about how gullible some people are.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

We live in interesting times.

DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

28 May 23

I learned of this scam the way you did, through a news story. The gullibility of the average Trump follower is beyond unbelievable. Some have taken their Trump Bucks to banks trying to cash them in for large payouts. Kudos to the bank employees for not laughing them out the door.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

I wonder if the bank employees are being trained in how to give sympathetic looks as they send the suckers toddling off.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

29 May 23

@TheHorse You don't suppose it was some MAGA biker in New Mexico who tried to settle his bar tab with Trump Bucks and got shooting mad when the saloon keeper laughed him out of the place?

@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

@DWDavis Could happen.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 May 23

Something weird happens every day, but this takes the cake. I’m sure some will fall for it and not just little old ladies.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

I am sure some others have too.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 23

@RubyHawk There's still a sucker born every minute.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 May 23

@TheHorse They’ll probably sell like hotcakes.

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Vivi0000007

@jiwonnie (443)

• Philippines

28 May 23

It's impressive how people can think of different ideas to scam others. They're smart but won't use it to make an honest living.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 May 23

I wonder how those people can live with themselves.

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Vivi0000007

@jiwonnie (443)

• Philippines

30 May 23

@TheHorse people would do everything to survive so maybe they don't really care

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

29 May 23

You're right. It's a scam though it's the first time I heard of this. Instant money or huge money is promised is more likely a scam modus operandi.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 23

@Nakitakona Exactly.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

1 Jun 23

@TheHorse Precisely to avoid being scammed and regret later.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

31 May 23

@TheHorse If in doubt, don't pursue or try.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (38702)

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28 May 23

I read about this. It's not only old ladies who were suckered. My neighbor told me his nephew was sucked in and spent a large amount on ''Trump Bucks''--he's told him before not to get suckered into these things, but it seems he hasn't learned his lesson on that yet.

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@TheHorse (220245)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 23

Wow. Was the youngun a MAGA type?

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