Campaign warns of phone scam (Gary Podesto )

[Kadie]

Campaign warns of phone scam

The Record

Published Saturday, October 2, 2004

Campaign staffers for Gary Podesto said Friday they are concerned that scam artists may be posing as campaign officials in hopes of bilking donations from unsuspecting voters.

Stockton Mayor Podesto, a Republican, is running for the 5th Senate District seat occupied by Democrat Michael Machado.

A spokesman for Podesto said the campaign office had received three complaints from registered Democrats who said they had been called by someone posing as a Podesto campaign official. The calls are believed to have originated from Queens, N.Y., based on caller ID information.

http://www.recordnet.com/daily/news/articles/100204-gn-10.php

[BrotherBuzz]

1. Hmmm, so that's how this jerk has raised all his money

Never mind the fact that his scam got busted and his staff had to deny it. I've never received so much campaign material from any candidate in my life. I seem to get pummeled every day with another hit piece against Machado. Relentless junk just keeps coming and coming. Where does all his money come from? NY boiler rooms? Sounds like he's mobbed up to me.

on edit: Oh, and don't get me started on his TV ads 24/7 either. :)