'Trump Bucks' promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

In the recesses of the internet where some of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters stoke conspiracies and plot his return to the White House, suspected con artists have been mining their disappointment over the last presidential election for gold.

They’ve been peddling “Trump Bucks,” which are emblazoned with photos of the former president, and advertising them online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump’s 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in.

John Amann told NBC News he bought $2,200 worth of Trump Bucks and other items over the past year only to discover they were worthless when he tried to cash them in at his local bank. So he’s gone on Twitter to warn other Trump supporters not to fall for this scam.

NBC News has identified the Colorado-based companies behind the Trump Bucks as Patriots Dynasty, Patriots Future and USA Patriots and reviewed dozens of social posts, online complaints and hundreds of misleading ads for the products. Additionally, NBC News has found at least a dozen people like Amann who say they invested thousands of dollars after watching the pitches on Telegram and other websites that strongly suggested that Trump himself was endorsing these products. /SNIP

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-bucks-promise-wealth-maga-loyalty-lose-thousands-rcna84965

[captain queeg]

1. If I was a con artist I'd be mining these idiots too

The good thing is I wouldn’t even feel guilty scamming these idiots.

[efhmc]

2. And so it goes. On and on and on ad infinitum.

[Whiskeytide]

3. Seriously. Who falls for this shit? n/t

[SharonClark]

5. Stupid and greedy deplorables is my guess.

[Initech]

7. Same people who buy buckets of Jim Bakker's doomsday prepper "food".

[BOSSHOG]

4. Trump says he loves stupid people

So does damn near every elected Republican at the state and National level. Just want billionaires and Russians want to play out.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. LOL, going to a bank to redeem his "Trump Bucks".

I wish I could have been there to see the cashier;s reaction...and his too when he;s informed that they have no value commercially.

[Initech]

8. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Deuxcents]

9. Some have more money than brains.

[FakeNoose]

10. OMG How stupid are these people?

This is remarkable. They thought they could invest their real cash in "TrumpBucks," then take the TrumpBucks to a US bank and exchange them for real US money?

[kentuck]

11. That's not fraud, is it?

If you volunteer to give your money away?

[tinrobot]

12. Fake celebrity endorsements? False promises? Most likely fraud.

But on social media and in promotional videos — many featuring faked celebrity endorsements — the sellers have tapped an audience that believes Trump’s ouster was part of a great conspiracy and that by investing in the Trump Rebate Banking System, or TRB for short, Trump will reward their loyalty by making them rich.

Those who buy these items, the ads from Patriots Dynasty, Patriots Future and USA Patriots suggest, will be rewarded when Trump unveils a new monetary system that will turn these products into legal tender worth far more than the purchase price.

I think faking a celebrity endorsement and promising a new money system would be considered fraudulent.

But, the grifters at those companies know MAGA people are an easy mark. Of course they'll target Trump voters. I doubt you'll ever see "Biden Bucks" being pitched at Democrats.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. I'm still cracking up over the Trump bucks debacle!

TFG supporters are very stupid people

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[Tom Yossarian Joad]

14. +100

[lame54]

15. They were laughing all the way to the bank...

And then the bank employees had a good laugh on them