Scammers Exploit Trump Pay-to-Play Access at Davos, Selling Fake VIP Passes for Up to $1 Million

Scammers sold fraudulent VIP tickets to billionaires seeking access to Trump administration officials at the USA House venue in Davos. Legitimate sponsors — including Microsoft, McKinsey, and Ripple — reportedly paid up to $1 million each for the event space programming. WEF organizers warned attendees that fake VIP packages were widespread, calling the fraudulent passes "the fastest selling fiction about Davos since Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain."