This is absolutely hilarious and couldn’t happen to the nicest people however few there are.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    Wait they only have 3,000 customers. How is that not the main story here, who cares if their data was hacked, if they are a custom of trump mobile they’re probably the sort of idiot that posts their photos credit card on Facebook anyway

    • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      3 days ago

      I think probably half of those are YouTubers who bought the phone as a bit for content, to tear it down and see just how shit it is, etc.

      • hansolo@lemmy.today
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        3 days ago

        Which almost seems like the reverse double con.

        There was never a phone in the first place. Never expected to be. It was all a scam to get lefty YouTubers to buy a thing that doesn’t exist because they were going to shit all over it.

        • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 days ago

          Lotta effort and embarrassment to get maybe a gross profit in the low 5 figures. Take into account the actual work to get it to that point, even a brick dropshipped from China is gonna cost something to send, and they certainly lost money on the con

          • hansolo@lemmy.today
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 days ago

            I’m thinking more like someone convinced Don Jr to get the name rights, then ran off with the 5 figures.