{"id":2161,"date":"2023-04-07T06:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T06:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2023-04-07T06:53:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T06:53:14","slug":"mike-smith-scammer-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/awareness\/mike-smith-scammer-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike\u00a0Smith &#8211; Scammer of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Male scammer Mike Smith<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scam Danger:<\/strong> 66%<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-67.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Mike Smith\" data-rl_caption=\"Mike Smith\" title=\"Mike Smith\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-67.png\" alt=\"Mike Smith\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" width=\"238\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-67.png 720w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-67-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-67-624x832.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68.png 854w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-68-624x624.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Smith is a male scammer who has been targeting vulnerable people in the United States for several years now. He uses a variety of tactics to try to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money. He typically starts by sending victims emails, text messages, or even making phone calls offering them false investments or promising them a large return on their money. He then tries to convince them to transfer funds to his bank accounts, often asking for personal information such as Social Security numbers or credit card numbers. Mike Smith has been known to use a variety of tactics to lure victims in, including pretending to be a legitimate business or charity, offering a free trial of a product or service, or even impersonating a friend or family member. He often uses false promises and manipulative tactics to get victims to give him their money, such as claiming that the victim is a winner of a lottery, or that he has a &#8220;special deal&#8221; that can only be obtained by transferring the money to him. Mike Smith has been reported to the police on several occasions, but he has yet to be brought to justice. He continues to prey on unsuspecting victims, and it is important to be aware of his tactics and to be cautious when dealing with anyone offering investment opportunities or promising large returns.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/scammers-Mike-Smith-9695.php\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/scammers-Mike-Smith-9695.php\" target=\"_blank\">More about the scammer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Male scammer Mike Smith Scam Danger: 66% Mike Smith is a male scammer who has been targeting vulnerable people in the United States for several years now. He uses a variety of tactics to try to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money. He typically starts by sending victims emails, text messages, or even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awareness","category-scammer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2161"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2175,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161\/revisions\/2175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}