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BumRushDaShow

(166,361 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:03 AM 14 hrs ago

Scammers duped billionaires with bogus tickets for access to Trump officials at Davos: report

Source: msn/The Independent

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Scammers duped billionaires with fake tickets to access the USA House at Davos, where wealthy buyers hoped to gain access to Trump administration officials.

USA House organizers posted on the venue's website that so-called VIP tickets being sold online were fraudulent, according to Bloomberg.

“Caveat Billionaires, It has been brought to our attention that again this year external parties are selling ‘VIP access to USA House’ and other Stromback Global venues in Davos,” the post said. “Volume of inbound queries this year suggests that these fake VIP passes may be the fastest selling fiction about Davos since Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain.” The post continued, offering "our sympathies to those who fell victim to these scams."

The USA House is located in a church just beyond the security boundary for the Davos event. It hosts panels with CEOs and some of President Donald Trump's Cabinet officials during the Davos event week.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/scammers-sell-billionaires-fake-tickets-for-access-to-trump-officials/ar-AA1UChBg



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Scammers duped billionaires with bogus tickets for access to Trump officials at Davos: report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP
Fools and their money are soon parted! Deminpenn 14 hrs ago #1
They'll just....... SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #12
HAHAHAHAHA!!! GREAT CATCH, BRDS!! littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #2
... BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #3
Perfect. Don't you love it when the sacred universe spontaneously provides? 🪄💫✨️ ⭐️ littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #4
Being scammed Danascot 13 hrs ago #5
You certainly have a good point. niyad 12 hrs ago #10
Wonder how much Trump made from this scam? Run by Eric and Donnie Jr? Norrrm 13 hrs ago #6
Who's running the scam? Jared? Junior? C_U_L8R 13 hrs ago #7
Excellent point. niyad 12 hrs ago #9
Now THIS got my morning off to a geat start! niyad 12 hrs ago #8
The victims were probably fake billionaires anyway FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #11
What comes around goes around. They bribe politicians to scam the people, now they were scammed. ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #13
Fraudsters being scammed. Poetic justice. Martin68 9 hrs ago #14
ROTFLMFA. I hope this is true. I want this to be true. n/t malthaussen 7 hrs ago #15

SergeStorms

(20,040 posts)
12. They'll just.......
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:52 AM
11 hrs ago

steal more money from us "little folk" to make up for it, or they'll get more tax cuts from the Big Orange Pig 🐖 .

The one thing that terrifies the super wealthy is losing their wealth. They'll make sure it's recovered, plus a healthy "bonus" for their inconvenience.
Count on it.

littlemissmartypants

(31,938 posts)
2. HAHAHAHAHA!!! GREAT CATCH, BRDS!!
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:20 AM
14 hrs ago


I am totally against criminal behavior except in circumstances like KARMA!!



I try to start each day with a smile and you got me this morning! Thank you. ❤️

littlemissmartypants

(31,938 posts)
4. Perfect. Don't you love it when the sacred universe spontaneously provides? 🪄💫✨️ ⭐️
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:31 AM
13 hrs ago

I know that I do.
I hope you have a wonderful day!



C_U_L8R

(49,005 posts)
7. Who's running the scam? Jared? Junior?
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:57 AM
13 hrs ago

No one runs a scam without Trump getting a piece of the action.

FakeNoose

(40,389 posts)
11. The victims were probably fake billionaires anyway
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:01 AM
12 hrs ago

The real ones couldn't be bothered with Chump.....

ChicagoTeamster

(499 posts)
13. What comes around goes around. They bribe politicians to scam the people, now they were scammed.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:54 AM
11 hrs ago

They can probably more easily afford it though.

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