This is historically the sort of thing I would tear a strip off of idiots for getting sucked into, but I’m not sure I can do that anymore. Not because this particular woman is old, old people are vulnerable and making fun of vulnerable people is wrong, though. To hell with that nonsense. I don’t care how old you are. If you still have some of it left, use your brain. Check with people you trust. Google it and look further than whatever AI garbage it shits out near the top of page one. You’ll almost certainly find that the old saying about things that look too good to be true is most often accurate.
But, and this is a pretty big but, the standard advice about politicians not openly endorsing financial products or products in general doesn’t apply in the same way it used to. Donald Trump, shyster that he is, has done his best to shoot all of that straight to shit. He has his own crypto. He sells overpriced bibles. His name is on cell phones that may or may not exist. He shilled Teslas…sorry, I mean “Teslers” on his front lawn.
I could go on and on all day, but I’m sure by now you understand.
Yes, everything Trump is selling is a scam as well, but his scams are unique in that they’re also real. Real in the sense that there’s NO AI fakery required. So when someone tells a friend or family member they’re being taken for a ride because the Prime Minister or whoever would never do that, that person can counter with “Oh really? The president does” and be absolutely right. And that’s if they even bother to ask in the first place. Because if Trump does it, why wouldn’t others? It’s normal now. No need to check in. Just take my money.
I hate this, but it’s true.
Watch out for your loved ones, everybody. Be as annoying as you need to be if something doesn’t seem right. It might cause some strain, but they’ll surely thank you when they still have money in the bank and a place to live, so it’s worth it.