Text msg asking for donations

[LiberalElite]

Does this look legit? I have my doubts.. Just got it on my phone:

"Help Bernie in this final three day push before Iowa by replying GIVE to this msg to contribute $10 directly from your phone bill."

...From my phone BILL?

[JonLeibowitz]

1. It is legit. Look for the NYT article about it.

[LiberalElite]

3. ok. Tks.

[PoliticAverse]

2. NY Times article on the text to donate...

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/29/sanders-campaign-introduces-text-to-donate-app/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

[retrowire]

4. This was my text

Help Bernie in this final three day push before Iowa by replying NOW to this msg to contribute $10 directly from your ActBlue Express account."

[PoliticAverse]

7. The ActBlue one is a different way of donating. The "Give" text is charged to the phone bill,

the ActBlue one needs an ActBlue Express account and is charged to a credit card.

[LiberalElite]

8. Mine said phone bill and I

don't know how that's supposed to work. I have a cell phone and landline. The landline service is bundled with the cable and internet.

[retrowire]

9. Yeah I don't know either but...

I guess Bernie knows lol

[LiberalElite]

12. YO Bernie- stop campaigning- I have a question for you- lol nt

[Fawke Em]

5. And, if you don't trust the NY Times (what liberal does), I can verify it.

The campaign said they were going to do this, I have my texts from him listed as "Bernie Sanders," so I know it's coming from his text number and I work with call spoofing experts who I could go to if I suspected it was phony.

[LiberalElite]

6. What made me suspicious

1. I didnt know where it was coming from; 2. the donation's coming from my phone BILL? I really don't get that part. The NYT article was informative up to a point. What's with the phone bill? that made me think it was bogus - like the Bank of America fake email I got that was full of typos.

[PoliticAverse]

11. The Give text is run by a company called "Revolution Messaging" which

provides digital services to the Sanders campaign and can charge the $10 as a phone bill charge.

See:
https://revolutionmessaging.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/29/sanders-campaign-introduces-text-to-donate-app/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

[LiberalElite]

13. ok I still don't quite get it but I don't have to- for an analogy

I can drive a car without knowing about internal combustion. Thanks!

[LiberalElite]

10. its from 82623 sound familiar??

[PoliticAverse]

14. 82623 is the number used by the Sanders campaign for different services...

If you scroll to the bottom of the page at:
https://berniesanders.com/?nosplash=true%2F
You'll see 82623 is the # used for mobile campaign updates.

"Text HELP to 82623 for more information".

[LiberalElite]

15. AAh - the mobile alert stuff - thanks!

Now to give my ten bucks.

[SoapBox]

16. I'm so out of it, I don't even have a phone that can text.

I would just stick with OS's ActBlue link or go directly to BernieSanders.com.

[LiberalElite]

17. As it turned out, the donation

didn't go through. I tried twice. Something about making sure my phone does SMS texts. I checked and it does. ???? I donate sometimes when i get emails from MoveOn or the campaign anyway.