Editorial Note
Foreigners cannot legally donate to American political campaigns, so they should not be asking you for money.
Dear Readers,
We’re going to see lots solicitations for money from various accounts over the next four years, some may come from accounts located in foreign countries.
These solicitations may or may not be legitimate.
Safest and Best Practices:
1) Donate directly to the Democratic Party
2) Donate directly to candidates, BUT only after they are verified by Twitter
3) Don’t give your banking or credit card information directly online — use PayPal, Red Stripe, ApplePay etc.
Fun Fact: Most successful scammers seem friendly and nice. It can be difficult to tell who is legitimate and who is not.
Russian troll bots successfully infiltrated chat rooms to spread conspiracy theories and lies in 2016 and 2020. We need to remain vigilant and look out for each other moving forward into 2022.
Consider who you are giving your identifying information to, such as email address and phone numbers, because this information could be used to hack your various accounts.
Foreigners cannot legally donate to American political campaigns, so they should not be asking you for money:
According to the Federal Elections Committee, “Campaigns may not solicit or accept contributions from foreign nationals. Federal law prohibits contributions, donations, expenditures and disbursements solicited, directed, received or made directly or indirectly by or from foreign nationals in connection with any election — federal, state or local. This prohibition includes contributions or donations made to political committees and building funds AND to make electioneering communications.”
Consider this information before you open your wallet. Ultimately, it’s your money and your choice.
My purpose in writing this is to help keep members of our community safer. It’s also to protect legitimate candidates from losing crucial donations.
Thank you, Readers, for your ongoing support over the past year.
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