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DNC staffer receives an email posing as party chairman Ken Martin. Then the staffer wires the scammer $29,000
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Attack of the Fanboy
The Democratic National Committee has admitted it was tricked into sending $29,000 to a scammer who sent an email pretending to be party chairman Ken Martin.
Recommended VideosAccording to NOTUS, a staffer at the committee received the email and believed it was really from Martin.
The staffer, who is no longer with the DNC, then sent the $29,000 to the scammer.
The Democratic National Committee lost nearly $29,000 to an email scammer posing as Ken Martin — NOTUS pic.twitter.com/Vhf85oVgho — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) July 28, 2026This type of scam is not unique to the DNC.
He said the current DNC has raised more money than any previous DNC without control of the White House in the 198-year history of the Democratic Party.