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Related: About this forumNational Republican Congressional Committee sets up 18 fake web sites to defraud Dem donors
Sat Feb 08, 2014 at 05:22 AM PST
National Republican Congressional Committee sets up 18 fake web sites to defraud Dem donors
by Lefty Coaster
Just when you think the Republican Party couldn't get any more rotten something like this comes along.
How can these deceptive web sites be even remotely legal?
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Republican Party wing creates 18 fake websites for Democrats
By Daniel Rothberg
If you support Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatricks bid for reelection, stay away from annkirkpatrick.com. The site might greet visitors with a welcoming photo of the Arizona congresswoman and a screaming Kirkpatrick for Congress logo, but that design belies its true agenda
How can these deceptive web sites be even remotely legal?
The National Republican Congressional Committee bought up hundreds of URLs ahead of the 2014 election cycle and has created nearly 20 websites appearing to support Democratic candidates in all but the small print, a spokesman for the campaign confirmed Thursday.
The websites include donation forms that accept credit cards and encourage viewers to contribute up to $500, but instead of money going to the Democratic candidates, it goes to the NRCC. ...........
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National Republican Congressional Committee sets up 18 fake web sites to defraud Dem donors (Original Post)
Coyotl
Feb 2014
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elleng
(130,975 posts)1. Fraud.
Democratic party had better be after this.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. The Dems need to put some kind of blue seal
And copyright it so people know they are donating to the right people.
ladywnch
(2,672 posts)3. google has supposedly flagged all their sites as "phishing warning" sites and
they have been ordered to refund all monies gained through these sites.
This came out a few days ago.
I love that republican websites are now listed among fraud sites.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)4. Yes, on DU here:
blkmusclmachine
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