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The campaign email that wants Cash AppSCAM PAC

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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Thank you for coming out Saturday
DDana Whitfield <info@whitfieldforcongress.com>to me10:42 AM

Thank you to everyone who knocked on doors with us this weekend in Dayton.

If you can, a donation of any size helps us reach more voters before election day: secure.actblue.com/donate/whitfield

Paid for by Whitfield for Congress.

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URGENT: Dana needs you before midnight
TTeam Whitfield <whitfield.campaign2026@gmail.com>to me10:42 AM

Dana Whitfield's campaign for Congress is $8,000 short of tonight's deadline.

Chip in $25 now by Cash App ($WhitfieldWins26) or Zelle. Every gift is matched 1000% until midnight!

Team Whitfield

Always check the payment.

It uses a candidate's name, comes from a free Gmail account and wants money by Cash App or Zelle with a "1000% match". Real campaigns take donations on their own page or ActBlue and WinRed, never by payment app.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

info@whitfieldforcongress.com is the candidate's own campaign.

whitfield.campaign2026@gmail.com is a free Gmail account, not the campaign.

2What it asks you to doCheck firstDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

It asks for a donation on the campaign's ActBlue page, if you want to.

It wants $25 sent by Cash App or Zelle.

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No deadline, no threat.

"Midnight deadline", "1000% match".

RememberOnly give to a campaign on its own site, ActBlue or WinRed. Never by Cash App, Zelle, crypto or gift card.

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