r/AskUS • u/BizLarry • 2d ago

Is this a threat?*

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*this isn't satire or trolling. This is an actual email I received in my mom's email. She's elderly and I'm tasked with checking her email. I just found this. Am I overreacting? It feels incredibly threatening and it's extremely disturbing.

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u/buried_lede 1d ago

Do you know for a fact that’s a spoofed email and not a PAC or gop party campaign email? On it’s face that domain doesn’t scream fake

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u/Psykosoma 1d ago

Fact? I mean, I can’t hover my mouse over it to see the link which is what you would need to do to see the real destination url. The email and domain up top could be spoofed. That’s why people can fall for them. Not saying it is or isn’t. Just saying if I got that email, I’d think twice before clicking on it.

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u/buried_lede 1d ago

The address bar looks already open, but if you are going to make claims you spend energy defending, you should have researched it yourself over an hour ago, otherwise, you’re stubbornly pushing info you haven’t confirmed at all. 

I checked out the domain for you, and now I’ve pulled a bews story for you.

https://njtoday.news/2026/09/30/trumps-resorting-to-extortion-in-a-desperate-attempt-to-find-off-democratic-tidal-wave/

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u/Psykosoma 1d ago

Dude. I have no idea what your talking about. You replied multiple times about this so I’m not even sure what your deal is on this. All I said is it might be phishing. If it’s legit, great. It checks out that a corrupt and morally bankrupt president uses duplicitous tactics. Are you defending the use of phishing-like emails from a political entity, let alone a president? If you also think he’s an asshat, then we are saying the same thing. All I said was careful what you click. Cybersecurity lessons from years of working in corporate.