seems fishy

Herman Cain's sponsored mailing list promotes moneymaking scams and wild conspiracy theories

April 9, 2019

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Meet Herman Cain: Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee. Former Republican presidential candidate. CEO. And professional grifter?

Cain, whom President Trump recently tapped as a nominee for a spot on the Fed's Board, has reportedly turned his sponsored mailing list — which he has been profiting off since his failed presidential bid in 2012 — into a "haven for scammy emails," promoting worthless penny stocks and dubious "moneymaking strategies," according to Media Matters:

Trump Fed pick Herman Cain sent this April 4 sponsored email, which suggested that readers could "turn $1,000 into $800,000" using a certain "moneymaking strategy." pic.twitter.com/p1pLGuNjht
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) April 9, 2019

He also apparently uses the list to stoke fear about an upcoming presidential coup predicted by political and economic forecaster Doug Casey, whom Cain seems to believe is a modern day Nostradamus. The coup Casey is predicting will "give rise to a new socialist state," complete with skyrocketing food and medicine prices.

Cain sent another sponsored email for Casey Research on 3/30. The email claimed: "It's my sincere hope you and your family survive what's coming. But only those who prepare will be able to live in peace in a new socialist America." pic.twitter.com/aRzP16O8AA
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) April 9, 2019

If you click on the link on that 3/30 email, you get sent to this scary landing page: pic.twitter.com/WSkschX05I
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) April 9, 2019

Apparently Casey and Cain think the coup is orchestrated by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), former FBI Direct James Comey, and even former President Barack Obama.