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Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why (www.404media.co)
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I also don’t know how to make the charges to my credit card stop because other parts of the (since updated) website also return errors and the customer service number I called on the website couldn’t help either.

I recall that the “stop the steal” donations continued billing people who thought they made a one-time donation. Hahaha. Stupid MAGA idiots will get fleeced and thank Trump for the privilege. Rubes! You deserve to be conned. Enjoy uncancelable recurring fees while you pay your medical bills that used to be covered by Medicaid, fascists.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 114 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

“By checking this box, you authorize Trumpmobile[dot]com to charge your card on a recurring basis.” But provides no indication of what this charge might be. I certainly didn’t expect one.

Congratulations. You just signed up to give a billionaire a $64.70 monthly donation to his political campaign. Your only option is to cancel the card because there is no way in hell he well ever stop dipping into this well.

Edit to remove the link I accidentally included to trumpmobile. I apologize profusely for linking to such a site. I feel so dirty now...

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 28 points 11 hours ago

Your only option is to cancel the card because there is no way in hell he well ever stop dipping into this well.

They'd likely rack up a bill into the thousands and then send it off to collections. Or send ICE after you. Ya know, normal government things.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

The fun thing is that some CC companies will still honor the charge even if you cancel the card. I had this happen with Planet Fitness. I had to specifically request a stop payment.

[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not to shill, but Privacy[dot]com is really good for this, it allows you to create a temporary proxy credit card number, with the option to set a spending limit, and cancel the card instantly.

[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I've jumped fully on the privacy train. I have like 100 different cards with different limits, each locked to a single merchant. It's so good.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 68 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I know why.

It's because it's a scam.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 54 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Chargeback, then let them know it’s a duplicate.

The credit card company will get really pissed if it continues and will eventually remove the companies ability to use their services.

I had to do this with Verizon.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 31 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

We’ve already seen how willing companies are to stand up to Trump, even if he is in the wrong.

I’m totally sure T-Mobile or the Credit Card company would be willing to defend this in court…

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 12 hours ago

It is hard to describe how powerful VISA is.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I might have missed something, what does T-Mobile have to do with this?

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure TACOmobile is using Tmo's towers, sort of like how Mint Mobile does. There's a term for it that I'm drawing a blank on, hopefully someone else knows and replies

Edit: I still don't know why the commenter included T mobile, it's definitely a broad shot against an otherwise mostly uninvolved party. TACOmobile is the one doing the billing as far as I know.

Edit part deux: Or it's a superPAC or other donation collector taking the money right now maybe? Either way, not Tmo

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I believe the term you are looking for is MVNO, Mobile Virtual Network Operator.

I mean, there are only two other companies with which to do that here so there’s a 1/3 chance it’s Tmo to begin with. But yeah, I’m still not sure what they would have to do with the credit card charges for Trump Mobile, as opposed to Mint, Tmo owns Mint.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

That's exactly the term (phrase, I guess) I was searching for, thank you. I also missed the news when Tmo bought Mint, so double thanks there.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

One of the comments above said they were the parent carrier offering MVNO services to Trump Mobile.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

This company will be long gone by the time that happens.

[–] kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Since it seems like most of the comments are along the lines of "haha stupid maga idiot 😂😂😂", I'd like to make it clear that 404 Media is actually a pretty left-leaning publication which appears to be reporting on trump mobile from the standpoint of "wow, let's see how bad this actually is". Their reporting is mostly tech-focused, so this is in their wheelhouse.

That said, if it were coming from any other source I'd be laughing my ass off.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's not surprising, but amazing, that this isn't just the original phone scam. It's a scam buried in a another scam.

One more layer and it's a scam turducken.

[–] kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

idk, I feel like the phone and the mobile service operator could qualify as two different layers of scam.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 6 hours ago

Yes, 404 Media are not idiots. Trump fans are.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 9 hours ago

Good thing the FTC got that Click to Cancel law passed.. Oh wait.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 33 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, I love the idea of a stupid tax. On the other, I hate the idea of Trump getting all the money the stupid tax generates.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 9 points 9 hours ago

I think it’s a follow up piece. The first one was I bought the Trump Mobile to open it and see what inside however they only charge me 64$ and still no phone. He should have cancel at this point

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 points 8 hours ago

I'm taking notes...

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 27 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

~~Thoughts and prayers you fucking cunt.~~

Aight, I didn’t read the article and thought it was some MAGAt. It was a reporter acting as a guinea pig in order to educate people. Thanks to the commenter below for pointing that out.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 14 points 7 hours ago

This is a reporter that signed up for the preorder of the "Trump Phone"to see how shit it would be.

Homeboy is taking more heat for our benefit because the scam is a scam^2^

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

🤣🤣🤣

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 23 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You got scammed, sweetheart.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 33 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It's a journalist who ordered it for a review knowing it was going to be at least a couple scams involved...

Sweetheart

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I'm conflicted about this because on one hand people deserve to know the truth from a primary source.

On the other hand, wouldn't it be easier to interview the people who delivered Hitler's lunch than it would be to buy Hitler lunch a couple of times a month?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

At the very least use a disposable card they can't keep charging.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but you'd have to find someone willing to talk about it. In fact you'd probably want to find at least 2-3 people who can all confirm the same story.

Plus if you can call it a scam right out of the gate (this article is a follow up to the original purchase article when the phone was first "released") maybe you can limit the damage of the scam.

If you can spend $100 to rightfully call out a scam that would have made $1,000, is that a net win? That's an honest question. I think so, but I understand that might not be the case.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

The "IF" is doing some heavy lifting with the weighing of options.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm legitimately surprised a journalist didn't use virtual credit cards. Knowing full well you're giving credit card info to the world's most famous grifter? I'd take every security measure available

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 hours ago

Lol I live in a country full of people who are enthusiastically marks...

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 16 points 13 hours ago

Once again I can't believe people are dumber than me.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago

Because "grift" is why.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

You gave your card to a scammer. What do you expect.

[–] who@feddit.org 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Without paywall:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250710141152/https://www.404media.co/trump-mobile-keeps-charging-my-credit-card-and-i-have-no-idea-why/

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[–] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

🤣...good. These idiots probably don't know (or care) that his Big Beautiful Mobile service is just another MVNO which is really T1 Mobile, slap on a Trump logo. It has some of the worst pricing compared to other MVNO's, like Redpocket or US Mobile. Trump Mobile, a phone service for the gullible.

[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

now i know this might sound a little woke but I don't think people should suffer just because they're inexperienced or uneducated

[–] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago

No they should not, but they are their choices, and people make a lot of bad choices for various reasons.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

What’s a credit card number here and there matter? Think of all the libs you’ve going to trigger with your Donny phone.

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

Perfect timing for that ftc cancellation rule being killed off.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Should've used a debit gift card with only enough money for that one month. That way if they charge again it'll just get denied.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago

Haha. Suddenly you get charged with a $34.50 overdraft fee on top of it.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 4 points 12 hours ago

Did they also sign up for Trump University?

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

collapsed inline media

Morons

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Everytime a sucker's is charged, a Trump gets his wings

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