The only time I've ever donated to a candidate was to Ted Cruz (before I stopped supporting him).
Now I'm receiving unsolicited emails like this one:
========================================================== [Redacted],
We’ve been with Mr. Trump since the beginning of this campaign. We have seen a lot of things. There have been personal attacks on Mr. Trump from all directions, the media has mischaracterized a lot of things he said, and there have been a lot of times when it would have been easier to give up.
We have seen even more great things. The crowds at rallies have been inspiring and the letters, emails, and tweets of support have been amazing.
While many candidates and campaigns claim to be part of a movement, there is no doubt that Mr. Trump has woken up America.
We are so close to making America great again, but we could use your help to push us over the top. Will you commit $50, $25 or even $5? Your support, whatever it is, will make a huge difference in this campaign.
MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTION:
CONTRIBUTE $25 NOW >>>
CONTRIBUTE $45 NOW >>>
CONTRIBUTE $75 NOW >>>
CONTRIBUTE $100 NOW >>>
CONTRIBUTE $250 NOW >>>
CONTRIBUTE ANOTHER AMOUNT >>>
We appreciate all you do.
We would not have been able to get to this point without you.
Thank you,
Team Trump
CONTRIBUTE NOW
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Hot link in email goes to what looks like a copycat of the Trump site I saw at your link:
https://secure2.donaldjtrump.com/give-today/?recurring=true&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ri-cdl&utm_campaign=20160619_TeamTrump_ri-cdl&utm_content=secure2_donaldjtrump_com_give_voter&action=email_click&ha1=
Yes, I have never received an email request for donations from him so I am very suspicious of anything like that.
I only donate to him directly at his website and ignore anything else. Those emails remind me very much of the Ted Cruz emails I got constantly. (I never donated to Ted Cruz so I am guessing someone sold my email address to his campaign).
That’s not a hoax. That’s a fundraising email from the Trump campaign, pointing to a donation page on Trump’s official campaign website.