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Here’s How Easy It Is to Illegally Donate Money to Obama’s Campaign (See the Screenshots)

Oct. 25, 2012 12:05pm Liz Klimas

Since earlier this month, many have been tracking allegations that the Obama campaign has been taking donations — illegally — from foreign sources. Over the weekend, the New York Post reported finding evidence that the campaign was accepting foreign donations. Now, just how this was allegedly allowed to occur is being revealed.

The Post wrote that British citizen Chris Walker was able to make two $5 donations using his actual U.K. street address, inputting Arkansas as his state and using a New York zip code. Essentially a completely false address. Conducting the same experiment in trying to donate to Republican candidate Mitt Romney, Walker wasn’t able to make a transaction as it pointed out the addresses didn’t match the one associated with his card. The Romney donation site also prompted him to include the code from the back of his credit card while Obama’s did not. The Government Accountability Institute released a report that found none of the Obama campaign websites ask donors to provide their three-digit card-verification value (CVV).

Some Obama Campaign Donations Found Coming From Foreign Sources

The donation page for BarackObama.com. (Image: BarackObama.com)

Mike McNally for PJ Media explained with these reports that he wanted to show “it was not only possible, but very easy” for these illegal donations to take place. McNally is a British citizen who lives outside of London.

McNally wrote he was able to donate to the campaign three times — two of those he was even alerted to the fact that he hadn’t provided a U.S. address — through BarackObama.com.

Following a similar method as Walker, McNally entered a his correct address in the United Kingdom but had to enter a U.S. state, zip and phone to proceed to the next step. So he modified a relative’s address and entered that. Not to his surprise, he received a message that his donation was being reviewed. McNally a couple days later was emailed with a notification that since his address was foreign he needed to provide a scan of his U.S. passport.

McNally received this message after completing his donation but he got an email saying it was under review. (Image via PJ Media)

Unlike the donations McNally made on BarackObama.com, Romney’s donation page would not let the transaction go through as the address provided didn’t match. (Image via PJ Media)

“Oddly, the email also said I needed to supply the passport page ‘even though you provided a passport number when donating online’; I hadn’t supplied a passport number when I donated, or been asked to supply one,” McNally wrote.

This is the email McNally received. (Image via PJ Media)

He opted to not respond to the email at all and assumed his attempted donations were rejected (he made a second $5 donation using the same method in order to take a screenshot). His bank account showed otherwise though. Not only were these two transactions (and the overseas fees) completed, but a third one in which he used a completely phony U.S. address was accepted as well.

“I was surprised that the third donation had been accepted, given that I’d supplied an address entirely unrelated to my bank details,” he wrote. “But I was even more surprised to discover that the first two donations had been processed; after all, the campaign had detected that I’d supplied an overseas address, and I’d failed to supply proof of U.S. citizenship when requested to do so.”

Screenshot of McNally’s online bank statement showing his donations. (Image via PJ Media)

McNally wrote that “at best” the Obama campaign was not implementing the appropriate procedures to prevent foreign donations, not to mention best practices for making credit card transactions online by requiring the CCV. “At worst,” which he writes “seems the more likely scenario,” the campaign was purposely omitting requirements for this information in order to allow for foreign transactions to occur.

In fact, it could also allow for illegal transactions made by people using a credit card number that was not their own. Requiring a CCV is often how online credit card theft is prevented. If someone illegally obtained credit card numbers, they could, in theory, also make campaign donations on another’s behalf.

In the New York Post, spokesman Michael Czin for the Obama campaign said the Federal Election Commission data, which showed a significant amount of donations were made with an no zip code or an incomplete one, were due to a “minor technical error.” Czin is reported as saying “all the zip codes and numbers are real and can be verified.”

TheBlaze has looked further into the GAI report; the drastically different amounts of funding raised by Obama and Romney and how this foreign donation issue could play a roll; and the Chinese authorities blocking one of the websites that was allowing such donations to take place. Learn about the Obama campaign accepting foreign donations on TheBlaze soon.

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moreteaplease
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:07pm
@GARY_K

That article is very disturbing but it does confirm my suspicion of what Obama will do when rioting breaks out across the country should he lose this election.

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- fastfacts
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:48pm
  EXCEPT THAT HIS SUPPORT IS SHRINKING QUICKLY.
  
  Even MSNBC is admitting the truth, the crowds are smaller than ever before. ( http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/oct/williams_obama_shrinks.html ) This is why he has to go Global.
  
  And if there are rights it will most likely be either Occupy or Race riots calling the US racist.
  
  Also look at all the movement by the UN right now. Did you know that Obama declared today “United Nations Day” in the US. Check it out at americanparchment.com.
  
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- DeOppressoLiber
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:57pm
  The big problem is the voting machines set up for Dear Leader.
  
  Think of the scheme of stealing a penny here and there randomly at ATM machines all over the country. You could steal a lot of money without anyone really noticing unless someone went through the trans actions line by line. the same could happen with the voting machines.
  
  If the voting machines are linked via a network and semi autonomous they could talk to each other and know when and how much to skim off votes from Romney, add a few votes for Dear Leader.
  
  Any computer geeks out there, what do you think
  
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- ciminder87
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 3:21pm
  There have already been reports here in Ohio from Romney voters who have gone to vote early, and despite confirming their screens say Romney, the physical printout says Obama!!!!
  
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- THE_SUPPLANTER
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 8:01pm
  I have long suspected that this website tactic was a way for Obama to get massive amounts of money from the same donors without having to be traced. It now appears that my suspicions are not baseless. Think about how people like George Soros–who have a very strong interest in Obama winning–could place thousands of donations that would not have to be reported if they are under $50. A campaign has the obligation to keep track of the addresses, but it is apparent that you can make up addresses on Obama’s sites.
  
  One site with a problem like this? Potentially, poor programming. Two sites like this? That’s a little suspicious. Every Obama donation site like this? Looks like a coordinated effort to allow the multiple contributions from the same donors…
  
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- Jayk Signal
  Posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:45pm
  Mission accomplished.
  
  The whole point of Dem campaign finance laws was to hem in candidates who follow the law while allowing those with no regard for the law to rake in the cash.
  
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moreteaplease
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:55pm
Is anyone really surprised by this? This administration has proven time and again that law does not apply to them…or so they think. They will do whatever they need to achieve their goals even it means skirting the law. No problem.

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- PlowMan
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:21pm
  I live in Illinois and what you say is the way it works here. Other than the two governors who went to prison there are countless more politicians and “big wigs” who do what ever they want and never get caught.
  
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Navyguy62
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:44pm
It is very clear that asking for identification is just a cheap Republican attempt to prevent ‘legitamate’ donations. . .
Voter intimidation is the name, Obama re-election is their game!!!

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quickstudy
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:40pm
It’s good to be the king I guess. If you are the law, you don’t need to prosecute yourself. Just like Fast and Furious, and now Libya, they will get away with this too.

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Sy Kosys
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:30pm
Who’s the bullsh!tter again, Mr Preezie?

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GoodStuff
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:28pm
Their entire campaign staff should be in jail.

Where the hell is the FEC??!?!?!?!?!

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- Xiccarph
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 2:38pm
  The FEC is in Obama’s OTHER pocket!
  
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BigFatElephant
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:25pm
Hey Blaze you might want to take the guy’s email address out of the Obama successful payment screenshot. Being redacted from the email he received but not that one looks… odd.

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seriouslywhy
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:22pm
Romney campaign rolling in dough, Obama campaign borrowing dough…poetic, don’t you think?

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cemerius
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:16pm
Ends justify the means….SHOULD be Obama’s campaign slogan!!! I would make it “Dirt Bag looking for another vacation driven golfing expedition”

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pmacres
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:14pm
The whole Obama thing is like a Stephen King Movie,,nobody on the left pays any attention to anything that suggest Obama is A liar, A cheat, A coward, They ignore it like they are brainwashed by his ever shining light (or darkness) It is stephen king

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spfoam1
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:12pm
This makes you wonder how much Saudi money Obama has taken. That bow to the Saudi king was paid for in advance. I’m confident Obama has been paid more money in exchange for some nefarious favors.

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RightThinking1
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:58pm
The Left DO NOT CARE about legality, fairness, character, or any other measure of morality. They care only about power and influence, and will pursue any means of obtaining and maintaining those things.

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term limits for congress
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:55pm
Clutch the pearls! Are we suggesting that democrats cheat? Infidel, puhlease.

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walnutportconservative
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:48pm
Does not matter what Obama does. The Governor an his Family is the most prayed for in America. The evil lies of those against, will have no good result. Of coarse we must remember that God uses evil for the good of His Kingdom. Hard to understand Obama might be being used by God. Remember too… at the end of the day we all stand before an audience of one. I pray Obama realizes that sooner than later.

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ciminder87
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:47pm
What’s really concerning about this story is the lack of security leading to the possibility of someone making a donation with stolen credit card information. This is especially troubling given many Americans working in various fields are not permitted to donate to political campaigns without prior company approval due to concerns regarding conflicts of interest. My company has such a policy, and if I were found to be in violation of that policy, I would be terminated, even if it were proven that someone had made the donation using credit card information stolen from me.
The sad thing is that a ridiculous number of Americans could care less about the immorality and corruptness of this administration because they themselves are the same way. Maybe in that way the left-wing media is right—Obama is more relatable to those people.

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voting-for-romney
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:44pm
What makes me more sick than reading that, is watching celebrities embrace this guy as though he is not doing anything wrong? Do you honestly believe a political candidate is not curious enough to make a donation on his own web site, or ask a family member, just for the fun of it?

In the words of David Letterman, this is more than a “disappointment”?

I don’t watch a whole lot of cable tv or television anymore? Illegal campaigns funding is like “stealing money”?

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godlovinmom
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:28pm
One more illegal thing Obama is doing…so what else is new?

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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:34pm
  I have donated numerous times to Romney’s campaign online. I was asked many questions pertaining to my employer, occupation, address..etc as verification of my status as a campaign donor. I see none of that with Obama’s donation site.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:53pm
  I have donated to Romney. All went well, except now I am being hounded for more $$$.
  
  OBAMA SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND EXPORTED TO HIS HOMELAND OF INDONESIA OR AFRICA, WHICHEVER ONE HE CHOOSES.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 3:22pm
  CHILDOFTHEKING..I’m getting the same thing. I expected it. A small nuisance to solve a very big problem though.
  
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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 4:40pm
  Quite honestly I do not donate …my vote is all Romney’s getting until he proves himself…on another note…my last name happens to be of hispanic heritage..so I get calls from politicians in Spanish…which I do not speak a word of ;)
  
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Big Media Bias
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:23pm
The Republican party is 100% at fault for not demanding protections be in place prior to this election. We know it happened during the entire 2008 election. One of many reasons why the Republican party cannot be trusted. Conspiracy? Well, when you SAY NOTHING and do nothing to stop Democrats from destroying our Democracy by allowing the Democrats to accept foreign donations, you are complicit. Senior advisers (former Sen Norm Coleman) in Romney’s camp have always been saying they won’t repeal ObamaCare. One group is a fast train over the cliff and the other is a slow train over the cliff. I’m a Tea Party Conservative who will never trust these RINOs in power. Even if Romney is elected, I will still prepare for the worst. I will not drop my guard.

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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:46pm
  BIG, let me get this straight, its the republicans fault that the democrats are dishonest dirtbags? I disagree completely. You cant force a democrat to follow rules, they just ignore any rule they chose to.
  
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- COFemale
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Let me guess you are “Our side is not to blame Liberal Democrat Progressive”. Why is this a Republican issue when it is a Democrat website. They have not put in standard practices when conducting credit card transactions over the internet. This has nothing to do with political parties.
  
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- spfoam1
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:07pm
  You are full of ……manure.
  
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SITDOWNANDSHUTUP
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:19pm
No one cares. So BS/BO is cheating……..so what……..That’s what the libs will say. The facts are just your opinion they will say.

On a different note, I see that Elizabeth Warren is being touted as the possible 2016 Democrat candidate for President. That’s payback for all of the fine work she has done + her verified minority status.

Warren/Pelosi 2016

I can see it now.

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:40pm
  This is going to get way too confusing. If BO is relected, we will all be Muslims. If Warren is then elected in 2016, does she wear the Cherokee war bonnet on top of or underneath her sharia compliant hijab?
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:49pm
  Liberals have invested so heavily in their relativism that “any means justifies the end” is quite normal for them today. For liberals, lying, cheating, violence, anarchy, intimidation, slander..you name it..is all on the table because they believe their utopian society warrants using any means necessary. The end for them justifies the use of any means they believe they can get away with.
  
  Vigilance is the only answer to this. Hence Patrick Moran (son of congressman Jim Moran-D) has resigned from Jim Moran’s campaign team after being caught on video by conservative activist James O’Keefe while helping to facilitate voter fraud for his father.
  
  When the far left can’t win legitimately, it will use any means necessary, and if it means calling in support from foreign nations to interfere with US elections and intimidate voters, that’s not a problem for them. And they’ve done it with this election with the UN’s OSCE attempts to monitor US elections for “voter ID laws” which it views as “a problem” and concentrating their scrutiny on conservatives.
  
  Vigilance is the only answer to the left’s relativism. The left will not “come around” it will only get more desperate, heavy handed and vicious in it’s means to sieze and monopolize power for itself.
  
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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:05pm
  That’s all fine and good AVENGER; however, Christmas is coming up and I need to know whether I should buy my wife a Cherokee war bonnet or a hijab.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 3:29pm
  go the Cherokee war bonnet, they look cool…hijabs are creepy.
  I’ve heard if you have the right family lore and high cheekbones (also a cookbook) you can get one of these bonnets at a special discount.
  I often say though…thank goodness all those muslm women wear the hijab because they’re such overpowering temptresses that if they didn’t cover themselves in such a fashion, men would be delirious with unbridled lust for them and wouldn’t keep their hands off them for an instant. (sarcasm off).
  
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doomytram
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:18pm
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses” Obozo say’s Give me your Birthday Money, your poor welfare checks, and huddle up and give me your wedding, funeral and college money.

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- Fastvette101
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:34pm
  And I will be your king!!
  
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yanki161
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:13pm
So you have to prove citizenship to donate but you don’t have to prove citizenship to vote?

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:35pm
  Incredible isn’t it?
  
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Gary_K
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:13pm
We all know what barry is….here is ted turner….another communist pos.

http://www.infowars.com/ted-turner-i-think-its-good-u-s-troops-are-killing-themselves/

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:12pm
Of course Team Obama has made it easy for his supporters of China, N Korea, Russia, Muslim Brotherhood and others to fund his ‘destroy America’ jihad.

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Eastinfection
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:12pm
I will keep this procedure in mind…

It will come in handy in the event i….
(a) move to Europe
(b) become mentally retarded

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Gary_K
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 12:11pm
All preppers should watch this vid….scroll down the page.

http://www.infowars.com/national-guard-whistleblower-doomsday-preppers-will-be-treated-as-terrorists/

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 1:11pm
  GARY_K, That is one scary site! What they did in New Orleans keeps ringing in my ears.
  
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- elderbat
  Posted on October 25, 2012 at 6:22pm
  saw that too and the ted turner comments…that soldiers getting killed was good??? progressives idolize this evil creature and it is truly frightening to hear him say that so happily.
  
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