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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,730 posts)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 01:21 PM Monday

"call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold. so far, they've made $17,000. [View all]

This seems hard to believe. If true, funny.

Reposted by T. Greg Doucette
https://bsky.app/profile/gregdoucette.bsky.social

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
‪@golikehellmachine.com‬

every week i have to force myself not to stand up some website like standupforice dot org to harvest donations from credulous morons

‪derek guy‬
‪@dieworkwear.bsky.social‬
· 21h

read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
6:04 PM · Feb 1, 2026

every week i have to force myself not to stand up some website like standupforice dot org to harvest donations from credulous morons

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachine.com) 2026-02-01T23:04:37.584Z


derek guy
‪@dieworkwear.bsky.social‬

read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
3:28 PM · Feb 1, 2026

read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged .99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made ,000

derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) 2026-02-01T20:28:20.330Z
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