Honestly yeah. If she's THAT stupid she shouldn't have a phone anyway. I don't think she was a kid because kids don't usually just have $3000 in "tgeir" bank accounts that they can just transfer to someone without their parents noticing.
Agreed. Some scams are very detailed and confusing but I feel like some of them, like the one mentioned, just takes some common sense to think through.
This was my first thought as well. I'm sorry this poor women got scammed but you have to be real gullible to think a Doctor who is *also a successful youtuber* is strapped for cash.
victim blaming really doesnt help anyone. should she have known? ya, i guess even know we dont know any of the details btw. but what does it matter? she still was scammed and didn't deserve to be scammed.
When mike said "i have legal questions!" I legit said "legal eagle???!!!!" Out loud and was thrilled when he popped up. I love when yall do videos together!!
I was thinking the same thing. This very successful/wealthy doctor just contacted her out of nowhere to ask for $3k. I know we aren’t supposed to blame the victim but was she high when she did this. It’s the only explanation I can think for someone falling for this.
Yeah that one was kind of on her (but obviously the scammer is a terrible person), although I guess she was probably excited to meet "Dr Mike" so was maybe not thinking very clearly. But you do have to be a bit dense to send 3000 dollars without checking if something's real or not. I'm guessing some sort of intoxication was a factor there though.
One of my favourite things is messing with spam and scam callers. The more time I spend annoying them, the less time they’re talking to and hurting vulnerable people. It’s also a good stress outlet for me!
apparently there's a simulation now, that pretends to be an old granny and wastes scam callers' time. best and most productive use of AI that I've heard of so far (it was on the news in France a couple weeks ago)
Be careful with doing that. They can use AI to replicate your voice and scam those close to you. There was one case of a mother who got a call from people claiming to have her daughter and demanding ransom money, and her daughter's voice was on the other end, screaming for help. The mother called the daughter and she picked up, it was fine.
Ita common type of scam and only blame is people stupid enough to believe in elementary school scam. Its equal to say "give me money, because of reasons".
The fake podcast scam is nuts. I follow a channel called Triology Media that covers scams and scam busting as part of their content. They almost had one of these podcast scams get them. It’s just crazy! Thanks for covering all of these!
@ Yup it really is. Also, I finally remembered how it ended. So, after the Zoom call, the scammers would try to get access to your social media pages by asking to become an admin. I’m hoping by that point people would pick up on it being fake but just be careful out there.
A lot of these scams have terrible English once you’re in communication with the scammers but their initial messages are actually pretty good as they often use a template. The bad English usually is a good sign to watch out for though. 👍🏻
It is actually on purpose to filter out the most gullible people. They are reaching so many people that they can't waste their time on people that are to skeptic.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been contacted by someone pretending to be you on Facebook, Instagram, and even RUclips. I just report them, then block them. If it ain’t from the official account, they ain’t the real Doctor Mike.
Yoooo that says the scammer that scammed us by faking clips after painting himself as the hero?? DO BETTER (Lmao) but fr I think the type of person that does this is the type that wants money with no moral code behind it
Doesn’t need to make sense when there’s people dumb enough to believe it. I don’t like victim blaming, but sometimes it’s hard to muster up any sympathy when the person is that stupid. At some point the responsibility falls on the individual. There’s only so much that can be done to protect people from their own incompetence.
@@Luckypants2113Full Ack. And especially people in the US are used to being protected against their own stupidity. They even get money if they spill hot coffee on them in a moving car.
@@alexandernoe1619 the hot coffee thing was more serious than people made it out to be. It was so hot it fused her skin together. You should really look up what really happened, it's sad to hear how much people downplay it
@_sophie.love_ Pinching hot coffee between one's legs in a moving car is so stupid that the increased temperature of this specific cup of coffee should have been a secondary aspect. In Germany, where I live, she would probably not have gotten anything (except maybe that her health insurance would have sued McDonalds to pay for treatment cost) because this is like a failed Turing test.
@@alexandernoe1619 we actually learned about the coffee case in one of my law classes. This suit was actually valid because it was 4th degree burns when it spilled on her lap. The car was not moving, and she was in the passenger seat. She had the lid open to put sugar in it
last year, i was desperate to get out of my retail job at tjx and found a job that all of my friends said was reputable so i applied. gave them my SSN and everything and by the end of it, they'd tried to scam me out of $7000 that i didn't have, managed to get almost $2500, and destroyed my confidence. i was so vulnerable and then drowned in debt and bills. karma needs to get at these people because it's truly evil what they do.
Don’t forget those game apps that say stuff like “this can help with memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Approved by Doctor Mike.” I remember being so confused cause he was on tour when that came out. 💀
Memory game's depending the game could be worst for you.. cause some game's give you awards and you become addicted at being awarded. So when children go too school and don't get awarded they don't bother studying and do worst in school
I don't feel bad in the slightest, I just hope they learned something even though the odds are low that they did. If they were capable of critical thinking, they wouldn't have fallen for it in the first place. If the US prioritized education we wouldn't be in so much trouble because much of the population is simply too stupid to be functional adults.
Sometimes i get both happy and sad with scams like this. Happy bcz they paid for their stupidity....im jz surprised at how stupid some people are that they think a big youtuber's gonna personally dm them on watsapp asking for 3k...and they really believed it. Sad bcz they are humans afterall and really lost their money.
Remember, stuff is misspelled and have bad grammar ON PURPOSE, so that the scammers filter out most of the people who will see through their shenanigans quickly, before sending out money. They don't have infinite time either, so they need to focus on easy targets.
As a criminology student who just completed a semester long project on romance scams... I had a really good chuckle when Mike called the scammer. Thanks for making videos like this Mike, it's really important that we talk about it! It can be really traumatic for people, not just the emotional aspect but the financial side too. Keep up the great work!
haha 😅 I saw you on a random hospital poster in Mexico... I took a picture of it... I figured "I doubt Dr. Mike knows they're using his image on their advertisement" 😅🤷
True story, I didn't know who you were and I got a Facebook friend request from someone using your photo. I live in New Jersey and recognized your Atlantic Health System logo on your jacket and sent it to my friend and was like, omg look this scammer used an actual local doctor's photo to make a fake profile! My friend said, "isn't that Dr. Mike?!" And that is how I found your channel and became a fan! So sorry this has happened to you! It's really frustrating to have this going on.
The person who used the photo may not have known who Dr Mike was either, unless they also used the name Mike on their fake account. There's a decent chance they did a google image search for doctors and picked him because he looked friendly and professional.
It's a shame because some people are taking advantage off by those scammers. Everyone is always saying that it should be obvious that it is a scam, but not everyone knows it, so helping people by creating more awareness with this kind of video is a good first step. Thank you dr. Mike ❤
Also - beware of checks too. A more traditional version of the scam is someone sending you a check and then saying they overpaid and to just send the money back. After a couple of days the check bounces and you now have a negative bank account you are responsible for. 😢
3:20 DoctorMike, Keras and TensorFlow are programming tools that let you design/use Machine Learning models (like GPT) through code. These models consist of hundreds/thousands of "layers" of "neurons" that perform specific mathematical calculations. These tools let you create or modify those models, and optimize them for the CPU or GPU on your computer.
You can clearly hear that the dude on the phone is not native english, and this is often a good sign of a scammer. Scary thing is that AI voices are getting much better and will remove this "safeguard"
Exactly! It's not always the victim's fault. Some people aren't as clear in the head when emotionally vulnerable, when they're younger or older, or some people just don't even think. Yes, there will always be some accountability to be taken by the victim if they are of sound mind and judgement, but the blame will always be on the scammers.
@@ChristianMulvihillThomPlease realize there are a wide range of cognitive disabilities, levels of cognitive decline, and many people with simply naturally lower cognitive abilities. Please be kind toward people who are less intellectually capable than you.
A scammer pretending to be RUclips just got two big scam baiting youtubers. They are getting more creative and intelligent and it's so sccary. It's so important that you put this out there!!
So many people get taken advantage of, and it’s really sad. Scammers infuriate me. Thanks, Dr. Mike, for bringing more attention to this, and doing what you can to combat the issue as it relates to you. You’re awesome.
That's similar to the scams "Scammer Payback" has been exposing for years. I can't believe they're targeting famous personalities too. Stay safe everyone
I’m sorry to hear this. To have to deal with imposters that profit off your reputation. At the same time, people need to take responsibility of themselves when they don’t use common sense and fall for these BS scams.
Glad you finally addressed this issue because I can’t stand when I see these types of posts/accounts, especially since I’ve been contacted by a number of these types of accounts pretending to be high profile celebrities and/or public figures.
I work as a brain injury specialist and one of our patients has been scammed multiple times with online purchases. Like Dr. Mike said, someone else might see the scam immediately, but scammers target the vulnerable. This patient was so excited to get a better deal on a product, only to lose access to their own debit card for a couple weeks. It’s disgraceful.
Your own family members can scam you, that hurts even more. I started to understand why grandma left me in charge of her banking, before she got dementia. Things started to happen quite fast as her memory started to fail, I got most of the money back, but lost family members in the process. It sucks to know you grew up among strangers.. and loved them!
This hurts my soul. People taking the name of Doctor Mike, one of the most kindhearted and genuine creators on this platform, and using his good name to scam people. It makes me want to throw up the lunch that I just ate.
It’s honestly so annoying and upsetting the amount of scams that exist these days that pretend to be RUclipsrs, celebrities, and other trusted individuals.
My mom can't even talk about how much money my grandparents had been scammed out of over the years. They were incredibly lucky to have owned their home or they'd have nothing to pay for their care now that they're both in their 90s
I had a job where a scammer emailed me as who I thought was the director. I said I would do the thing, but verified with my manager. He told me the request was BS. Safe to say, they didn't get those gift cards they were requesting.
The very first piece of advice I'd give anyone about scams: never, EVER trust anything that suddenly offers you something of value for no apparent reason (that especially goes for things you never requested in the first place). People will even impersonate people you know through social media to get at you for these things. If any of it seems remotely out of character for them, flee it. If necessary, investigate it to the max to see if any of it is legit before acting upon the information.
Your post undermines your point. It has misspellings and grammar errors. Does that make you a scammer? No. The mind just tends to overlook these things cause everyone does them.
Good on you for sending the zoom link to the experts. Who knows what might have happened if you hopped on that call. They also could have just recorded your video feed and used that to deepfake verification videos to legitimize the scam.
The picture they chose for the NHS one is particularly wild, because NHS doctors don't tend to wear those white coats nowadays (they usually wear either standardised scrubs or their own clothes, depending on the role and task).
Scams using someone else's identity in the form of ads can be reported. On RUclips there's 3 dots on top of each other and you can report those ads after clicking on them. I do it all the time with the Mrbeast scam ads I see on RUclips. In the end if you find a scam online and can actually report it always report it. It doesn't take much time to report them.
Yeah I had someone pretending to be you once, in the comments of one of your videos ! I just shook my head while laughing to myself, and reported them.
Omg i’m glad you put out this video last week. I got a message on Facebook someone claiming to be you. Said a lot of nice cute things but…. I know it wasn’t you so I had blocked and reported them, but the reports don’t go through Facebook allows it.!!
Oh good, one more of the myriad reasons I am glad that I'm wrapping up and getting rid of my FB account. Glad you could save yourself, even though I sure wish you didn't have to!
3:41 OMG THE SYRIAN FOOD ONE 😭😭😭 this is a syrian gee ad I've seen it multiple times and I didn't know this was Dr. Mike 😂 this is such a coincidence lmao
Unfortunately, no matter what you do there are people out in the world with full autonomy over themselves that just don't quite have the mental acuity or life experience(naivety)to be able to tell what the average person can tell is a scam and that will never change. All you can do is hope these people have nice friends willing to steer them out of these situations.
think Dr Mike needs to team up with Trilogy Media on getting this awareness out there some more... they are always doing scambaiting and could help Dr Mike to expose some of these scammers
The punjabi one got me. They offered under the table organs for the lowest prices you’ve ever heard. As a doctor, you know you can’t pass up a good deal on organs. Here I am, the sucker who’s out 20,000$ and all I got was pigs heart.
Yup! I got my first one. (Made me feel official now that my channel is getting targeted lol) For me it was an email to review a product. I had to buy the product and they would pay me and wanted to work with my channel. Red flag thrown. Went to research and found out these scammers specifically target small creators only and thats basically how they do it. They say hey we represent this company and if you buy our product and review it we will work with you and pay you back and according to what i read with most people they buy the product on amazon the scammers change their store now and go silent and now you are dependent on amazon refunding you and in some cases they did to some people and others where denied refund. Point is i knew as my channel gained growth that it wouldn't be long and i was right. Stay safe out there folks! And thank you doctor mike and team for the great video! 👍
Doctor Mike you should try to talk to trilogy media there are people that stop scammers to help people not get scammed and so the scammer gets arrested.
The elderly, disabled, mentally ill, sheltered/naive, etc. It can help to have Mike explicitly say that this stuff is fake if nobody in their life is helping them understand this.
For real, me too. 😂 (I'm curious if one day Dr. Mike would ever dare to sample some fanfics or these look-a-like fics for the heck of a video? You never know what really wild ones you can fish out of the blue! But then again, that depends on his comfortability)
That opening story is a textbook scam. The victim is lucky the scammer only asked for money once. Sometimes they will invent other complications that require even more money to be sent, and they will keep doing this until the victim realizes they are being scammed and stops sending money.
Doctor Mike, I love your shows. I’m an RN with my Bachelor’s in Nursing, I am disabled and I live with my folks BY choice. I enjoy your topics. I get frustrated by a few of them, and disagree with some as well. However this does not stop me from watching and sharing your content. Thank you so much for the hard work in researching your information so that I can fact check less, and know I can trust your content to be accurate. Thank you for not using what I call ‘hard core clickbait’ titles in your shows, for me that also makes your topics more credible. Love your pups Bear and Rib (I hope I have the little guys name right). I love both of them and truly wish you would let them into your videos more. My guy is Bones and he is my picture here. He’s the size of a smooth haired fox terrier but he is a mixed breed with 37.5% chihuahua and yes, I did a DNA test. He is a rescue and one of the smartest dogs I have ever had. Understands more words and sentences than any dog I’ve ever loved. He’s is scary smart and I love it! Happy Thanksgiving, Mike! Wish you were a doc here in WA as I’d love to be a patient of yours. You exude trust and competence and those are hard to find now. Leah and Bones.
I fell for a scam once, not involving Doctor Mike, but involving someone else. A person had hijacked the email address of someone I knew and asked everyone if they could purchase Amazon gift cards for them. Sadly, I fell for it. I actually had the scam attempted a second time, and this time the person whose email address was hijacked was someone I hadn’t spoken to in years. And I learned from last time.
I don't understand how they can mistake you for a specialist. Genuinely never met a medical specialist who was able to talk to people like a normal human.
Hahaha targeting you with your own scam is next level. When I saw that cardiologist one I was like.. Dr. Mike, if that's you... you're not a cardiologist!
Why would she fall for a $$ requested for funds for Dr. Mike’s travel expenses. He is a medical Doc with an active practice and a successful RUclips channel that I’m sure generate plenty enough income to cover his own travel expenses should he desire to live & practice in a different area of the country!
But he wanted to escape in secret and didn't want to be traced by his credit/debit/bank details. - These people can always think of a reason. They might sound ludicrous to us, but they put a lot of effort into building a relationship before they pull out the reason they need $$$ in bitcoin/gift-cards/bills sent to an anonymous address/account.
You don’t know anything about her. English could be her second or third language. She could have a learning disability. She could be elderly. Don’t assume she has your perfect flawless intellect.
The amount of effort people go through to try and scam others is crazy! If they put even a 10th of that effort into a legitimate job, they could be successful! 🤦♀️🤷♀️
Almost every American has had their personal info leaked over the past few years because data breaches are becoming more common and larger in scale. Something I’d recommend everyone do is use new emails and delete any accounts on services you don’t use. Everyone should try to have as little of a data footprint as possible.
Thanks for having me! But next time, stay out of trouble, or I'm going to increase my retainer.
😅😅😅
What were those hand movements in the video from you 💀 it's so cringe
@@zachefron3434 okay hater
@@zachefron3434 okay hater
insulting people just because they move their hands is "cringe itself"
@@zachefron3434Cringe bait comment
0:30 To be honest. If you think Dr. Mike is struggling with money and needs 3k. I don't believe you are eligible to own a phone
Honestly yeah. If she's THAT stupid she shouldn't have a phone anyway. I don't think she was a kid because kids don't usually just have $3000 in "tgeir" bank accounts that they can just transfer to someone without their parents noticing.
Agreed. Some scams are very detailed and confusing but I feel like some of them, like the one mentioned, just takes some common sense to think through.
This was my first thought as well. I'm sorry this poor women got scammed but you have to be real gullible to think a Doctor who is *also a successful youtuber* is strapped for cash.
people get starstruck in presence of celebrities they adore and act stupid, not entirely her fault
victim blaming really doesnt help anyone. should she have known? ya, i guess even know we dont know any of the details btw. but what does it matter? she still was scammed and didn't deserve to be scammed.
Some scammers are so creative with it 😭🙏🏻
True that
Fr 😅
Yo sup
Omg
HI VYGO IM SUBBED
When mike said "i have legal questions!" I legit said "legal eagle???!!!!" Out loud and was thrilled when he popped up. I love when yall do videos together!!
The collab I wanted so badly.
Aa soon as he said legal I knew Legal Eagle was coming
That's adorable.
me too lmfao
The cheesy movie 80’s starring Robert Redford? Oh wait, that’s “Legal EAGLES” 🦅. My bad. . .
Why would a doctor ask for money. Seriously just say no. Scammer payback has some great videos about scammers.
Fr
I was thinking the same thing. This very successful/wealthy doctor just contacted her out of nowhere to ask for $3k. I know we aren’t supposed to blame the victim but was she high when she did this. It’s the only explanation I can think for someone falling for this.
Wait did you just edit that now? I’ve never seen anything like that
Yeah that one was kind of on her (but obviously the scammer is a terrible person), although I guess she was probably excited to meet "Dr Mike" so was maybe not thinking very clearly. But you do have to be a bit dense to send 3000 dollars without checking if something's real or not. I'm guessing some sort of intoxication was a factor there though.
Exactly the kind of naive people that scammers look for
One of my favourite things is messing with spam and scam callers. The more time I spend annoying them, the less time they’re talking to and hurting vulnerable people. It’s also a good stress outlet for me!
apparently there's a simulation now, that pretends to be an old granny and wastes scam callers' time. best and most productive use of AI that I've heard of so far (it was on the news in France a couple weeks ago)
What kind of stuff do you say? I also want to screw with them but i never know whay to say
Same!
I would be very careful with this approach. You never know what else they're capable of.
Be careful with doing that. They can use AI to replicate your voice and scam those close to you. There was one case of a mother who got a call from people claiming to have her daughter and demanding ransom money, and her daughter's voice was on the other end, screaming for help. The mother called the daughter and she picked up, it was fine.
this is the worst type of scams.
Fr
Ita common type of scam and only blame is people stupid enough to believe in elementary school scam. Its equal to say "give me money, because of reasons".
The fake podcast scam is nuts. I follow a channel called Triology Media that covers scams and scam busting as part of their content. They almost had one of these podcast scams get them. It’s just crazy! Thanks for covering all of these!
I'm subscribed to Trilogy Media, too!
That’s actually scary! That this scams are becoming more and more difficult to recognize
@ Yup it really is. Also, I finally remembered how it ended. So, after the Zoom call, the scammers would try to get access to your social media pages by asking to become an admin. I’m hoping by that point people would pick up on it being fake but just be careful out there.
@@AshleyStuart Not sure how you’d get scammed by a guy who can hardly speak English
A lot of these scams have terrible English once you’re in communication with the scammers but their initial messages are actually pretty good as they often use a template. The bad English usually is a good sign to watch out for though. 👍🏻
*If they can’t spell 'yesterday,' they definitely can’t steal my bank info. 🤦♂*
I can spell yesterday. So can I have your bank info?
@@Sol_Badguy_GG lmao
@@Sol_Badguy_GG Might be one inch closer. But still miles to go 😂
It is actually on purpose to filter out the most gullible people. They are reaching so many people that they can't waste their time on people that are to skeptic.
Not native English speakers
But they are natives in scamming
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been contacted by someone pretending to be you on Facebook, Instagram, and even RUclips.
I just report them, then block them.
If it ain’t from the official account, they ain’t the real Doctor Mike.
Scams like this are just pure evil. What type of person would do something like this? 😭
Yoooo that says the scammer that scammed us by faking clips after painting himself as the hero?? DO BETTER (Lmao)
but fr I think the type of person that does this is the type that wants money with no moral code behind it
Capitalists. lmao
@@powerviolentnightmare5026 Idiot doesn't even know what capitalist means.
So many it's sad 😅
Scammers
"why am i always a cardiologist?" 😂😂😂😂😂
Also Dr.Mike: "chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions!!!!!!!!!"
Because his followers take his education at heart
-Dr Mike 2024
Dr Rohin from medlife crisis: yea why don't they use my face instead :(
Ah yes, a doctor with almost 13 million subscribers on RUclips is short 3k. Makes perfect sense scammers
Doesn’t need to make sense when there’s people dumb enough to believe it.
I don’t like victim blaming, but sometimes it’s hard to muster up any sympathy when the person is that stupid. At some point the responsibility falls on the individual. There’s only so much that can be done to protect people from their own incompetence.
@@Luckypants2113Full Ack. And especially people in the US are used to being protected against their own stupidity. They even get money if they spill hot coffee on them in a moving car.
@@alexandernoe1619 the hot coffee thing was more serious than people made it out to be. It was so hot it fused her skin together. You should really look up what really happened, it's sad to hear how much people downplay it
@_sophie.love_ Pinching hot coffee between one's legs in a moving car is so stupid that the increased temperature of this specific cup of coffee should have been a secondary aspect. In Germany, where I live, she would probably not have gotten anything (except maybe that her health insurance would have sued McDonalds to pay for treatment cost) because this is like a failed Turing test.
@@alexandernoe1619 we actually learned about the coffee case in one of my law classes. This suit was actually valid because it was 4th degree burns when it spilled on her lap. The car was not moving, and she was in the passenger seat. She had the lid open to put sugar in it
last year, i was desperate to get out of my retail job at tjx and found a job that all of my friends said was reputable so i applied. gave them my SSN and everything and by the end of it, they'd tried to scam me out of $7000 that i didn't have, managed to get almost $2500, and destroyed my confidence. i was so vulnerable and then drowned in debt and bills. karma needs to get at these people because it's truly evil what they do.
That's terrible
Scammers are really without a soul
Seems like it's your fault. No reasonable person would do that.
@@theenzoferrari458their friends all suggested and said it was reputable tho
Why didn't you call the police
I just don’t give people money online if they ask for it.
Yeah pretty easy to avoid that one, why would Dr Mike ever need 3000$ he's probably a multimillionaire.
Simple. Once you mention money l drop the phone
I just need $2599 and then I won’t ask anymore😂
Don’t forget those game apps that say stuff like “this can help with memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Approved by Doctor Mike.” I remember being so confused cause he was on tour when that came out. 💀
Memory game's depending the game could be worst for you.. cause some game's give you awards and you become addicted at being awarded. So when children go too school and don't get awarded they don't bother studying and do worst in school
@@NOT-A-Monolith*worse
I feel bad for those who fall for these scams, but at this point, it’s so common that not much can be done
Don’t lose hope! Support anti-scam centers like Scammer Payback 😊
I so don't want this comment to be true.
I don't feel bad in the slightest, I just hope they learned something even though the odds are low that they did. If they were capable of critical thinking, they wouldn't have fallen for it in the first place.
If the US prioritized education we wouldn't be in so much trouble because much of the population is simply too stupid to be functional adults.
Sometimes i get both happy and sad with scams like this.
Happy bcz they paid for their stupidity....im jz surprised at how stupid some people are that they think a big youtuber's gonna personally dm them on watsapp asking for 3k...and they really believed it.
Sad bcz they are humans afterall and really lost their money.
@@1HPSmurf That is a good way to look at it
Remember, stuff is misspelled and have bad grammar ON PURPOSE, so that the scammers filter out most of the people who will see through their shenanigans quickly, before sending out money. They don't have infinite time either, so they need to focus on easy targets.
Remeber?? Remember!
@lj8742 it was a scam comment :))
2:44 UMM…PEOPLE ARE MAKING FANFICS NOW!?!?!? 😭🙏🏾
BRO, I’M SOBBING WHAT 😭
HUH 😭😭😭😭
chigiri pfp
Doctor Mike raging at being a Cardiologist. 😂😂
Isn't that a pixelberry ripoff from Open Heart 😭😂
No person in the world with a successful platform would ever ask you for money,... unless they're politicians.
or wikipedia
"I am once again asking for your financial support"
As a criminology student who just completed a semester long project on romance scams... I had a really good chuckle when Mike called the scammer. Thanks for making videos like this Mike, it's really important that we talk about it! It can be really traumatic for people, not just the emotional aspect but the financial side too. Keep up the great work!
haha 😅 I saw you on a random hospital poster in Mexico... I took a picture of it... I figured "I doubt Dr. Mike knows they're using his image on their advertisement" 😅🤷
Easy way to combat Doctor Mike scams:
Ask them to send a picture of Bear
It can help to be more specific “a picture of Bear with a yellow ball under his paw.”
No, ask them how to do chest compressions
As long as you then reverse-image search it to make sure it wasn’t just downloaded, sure… though I’m not even sure that’s a guarantee.
True story, I didn't know who you were and I got a Facebook friend request from someone using your photo. I live in New Jersey and recognized your Atlantic Health System logo on your jacket and sent it to my friend and was like, omg look this scammer used an actual local doctor's photo to make a fake profile! My friend said, "isn't that Dr. Mike?!" And that is how I found your channel and became a fan!
So sorry this has happened to you! It's really frustrating to have this going on.
The person who used the photo may not have known who Dr Mike was either, unless they also used the name Mike on their fake account. There's a decent chance they did a google image search for doctors and picked him because he looked friendly and professional.
It's a shame because some people are taking advantage off by those scammers. Everyone is always saying that it should be obvious that it is a scam, but not everyone knows it, so helping people by creating more awareness with this kind of video is a good first step. Thank you dr. Mike ❤
Also - beware of checks too. A more traditional version of the scam is someone sending you a check and then saying they overpaid and to just send the money back. After a couple of days the check bounces and you now have a negative bank account you are responsible for. 😢
That scam should be stopped
3:20 DoctorMike, Keras and TensorFlow are programming tools that let you design/use Machine Learning models (like GPT) through code. These models consist of hundreds/thousands of "layers" of "neurons" that perform specific mathematical calculations. These tools let you create or modify those models, and optimize them for the CPU or GPU on your computer.
oh yeah, yeah... i know some of those words!
Gosh. Can't believe they're still common nowadays
Oh they are getting worse!!
Really? It’s really only gotten easier to do, and more expensive to protect against. 😢
Scams have been, and will be, around forever.
You can clearly hear that the dude on the phone is not native english, and this is often a good sign of a scammer. Scary thing is that AI voices are getting much better and will remove this "safeguard"
they hurting your feelings by calling you a cardiologist in the scams instead of "just" a family doctor. hahaha
Can't access a cardi without a referral from....
I think the worst thing of all is the victim blaming that happens with these people who do end up getting scammed.
for real. half of these commenters disgust me
Exactly! It's not always the victim's fault. Some people aren't as clear in the head when emotionally vulnerable, when they're younger or older, or some people just don't even think. Yes, there will always be some accountability to be taken by the victim if they are of sound mind and judgement, but the blame will always be on the scammers.
@@Myeko2190it's one thing if the scammer is posing as friends or family but when it's a celebrity or someone famous it's the victims fault.
@@ChristianMulvihillThomPlease realize there are a wide range of cognitive disabilities, levels of cognitive decline, and many people with simply naturally lower cognitive abilities. Please be kind toward people who are less intellectually capable than you.
A scammer pretending to be RUclips just got two big scam baiting youtubers. They are getting more creative and intelligent and it's so sccary. It's so important that you put this out there!!
So many people get taken advantage of, and it’s really sad. Scammers infuriate me.
Thanks, Dr. Mike, for bringing more attention to this, and doing what you can to combat the issue as it relates to you. You’re awesome.
That's similar to the scams "Scammer Payback" has been exposing for years. I can't believe they're targeting famous personalities too. Stay safe everyone
I’m sorry to hear this. To have to deal with imposters that profit off your reputation. At the same time, people need to take responsibility of themselves when they don’t use common sense and fall for these BS scams.
Glad you finally addressed this issue because I can’t stand when I see these types of posts/accounts, especially since I’ve been contacted by a number of these types of accounts pretending to be high profile celebrities and/or public figures.
I work as a brain injury specialist and one of our patients has been scammed multiple times with online purchases. Like Dr. Mike said, someone else might see the scam immediately, but scammers target the vulnerable. This patient was so excited to get a better deal on a product, only to lose access to their own debit card for a couple weeks. It’s disgraceful.
Liar your picture is of a 20 year old really ur a brain surgeon really? have u been practicing on urself?
Liar
Your own family members can scam you, that hurts even more. I started to understand why grandma left me in charge of her banking, before she got dementia. Things started to happen quite fast as her memory started to fail, I got most of the money back, but lost family members in the process. It sucks to know you grew up among strangers.. and loved them!
@ I’m so sorry you and grandma went through that. I’m glad she has an advocate like you!
This hurts my soul. People taking the name of Doctor Mike, one of the most kindhearted and genuine creators on this platform, and using his good name to scam people. It makes me want to throw up the lunch that I just ate.
It’s honestly so annoying and upsetting the amount of scams that exist these days that pretend to be RUclipsrs, celebrities, and other trusted individuals.
My mom can't even talk about how much money my grandparents had been scammed out of over the years. They were incredibly lucky to have owned their home or they'd have nothing to pay for their care now that they're both in their 90s
I had a job where a scammer emailed me as who I thought was the director. I said I would do the thing, but verified with my manager. He told me the request was BS. Safe to say, they didn't get those gift cards they were requesting.
Even hearing poorly can make you more vulnerable to scams.
The very first piece of advice I'd give anyone about scams: never, EVER trust anything that suddenly offers you something of value for no apparent reason (that especially goes for things you never requested in the first place). People will even impersonate people you know through social media to get at you for these things. If any of it seems remotely out of character for them, flee it. If necessary, investigate it to the max to see if any of it is legit before acting upon the information.
I love a good Legal Eagle cameo, always so imformative!
These scammer miss spell things, and make it obvious its fake. So the people they get are the most gullible you can get, its easy to get away with
Your post undermines your point. It has misspellings and grammar errors. Does that make you a scammer? No. The mind just tends to overlook these things cause everyone does them.
Good on you for sending the zoom link to the experts. Who knows what might have happened if you hopped on that call. They also could have just recorded your video feed and used that to deepfake verification videos to legitimize the scam.
Pair up with Kitboga next time!! Make it EPIC.
Or Pierogi!
Or Scammer Payback!
The Punjabi ambulance one is absolutely wild💀💀
And not only because of Dr. Mike...but what is UP with the beautiful baby on the other side of the window???
@@normafisher-mixon1101 that's what I was thinking!!
It used to sell ice-creams but then global warming happened.
2:53
He ain’t denying the “handsome” and “brilliant” allegations 😂
The picture they chose for the NHS one is particularly wild, because NHS doctors don't tend to wear those white coats nowadays (they usually wear either standardised scrubs or their own clothes, depending on the role and task).
Dr Mike is too intelligent for scammers to use him against himself.
Scams using someone else's identity in the form of ads can be reported. On RUclips there's 3 dots on top of each other and you can report those ads after clicking on them. I do it all the time with the Mrbeast scam ads I see on RUclips.
In the end if you find a scam online and can actually report it always report it. It doesn't take much time to report them.
Yeah I had someone pretending to be you once, in the comments of one of your videos ! I just shook my head while laughing to myself, and reported them.
More youtubers need to make videos warning their viewers of these scams. They are EVERYWHERE
Omg i’m glad you put out this video last week. I got a message on Facebook someone claiming to be you. Said a lot of nice cute things but…. I know it wasn’t you so I had blocked and reported them, but the reports don’t go through Facebook allows it.!!
Oh good, one more of the myriad reasons I am glad that I'm wrapping up and getting rid of my FB account. Glad you could save yourself, even though I sure wish you didn't have to!
That’s why I don’t comment on Dr. Mike’s videos on FB anymore. I had to set my FB to private and only friends of friends can send friend requests.
This is actually so scary especially since you are in the medical sector
This is sad…
3:41 OMG THE SYRIAN FOOD ONE 😭😭😭 this is a syrian gee ad I've seen it multiple times and I didn't know this was Dr. Mike 😂 this is such a coincidence lmao
Insult to injury, they made you str8!
Unfortunately, no matter what you do there are people out in the world with full autonomy over themselves that just don't quite have the mental acuity or life experience(naivety)to be able to tell what the average person can tell is a scam and that will never change. All you can do is hope these people have nice friends willing to steer them out of these situations.
think Dr Mike needs to team up with Trilogy Media on getting this awareness out there some more... they are always doing scambaiting and could help Dr Mike to expose some of these scammers
The punjabi one got me.
They offered under the table organs for the lowest prices you’ve ever heard. As a doctor, you know you can’t pass up a good deal on organs.
Here I am, the sucker who’s out 20,000$ and all I got was pigs heart.
Yup! I got my first one. (Made me feel official now that my channel is getting targeted lol)
For me it was an email to review a product. I had to buy the product and they would pay me and wanted to work with my channel.
Red flag thrown. Went to research and found out these scammers specifically target small creators only and thats basically how they do it.
They say hey we represent this company and if you buy our product and review it we will work with you and pay you back and according to what i read with most people they buy the product on amazon the scammers change their store now and go silent and now you are dependent on amazon refunding you and in some cases they did to some people and others where denied refund.
Point is i knew as my channel gained growth that it wouldn't be long and i was right.
Stay safe out there folks! And thank you doctor mike and team for the great video! 👍
This proves Doctor Mike is the most doctor looking doctor of all time.
I like that you don't make fun of the folks that fall for this and explain why some people might fall for the most obvious scams.
Doctor Mike you should try to talk to trilogy media there are people that stop scammers to help people not get scammed and so the scammer gets arrested.
I'm sorry, who would actually believe that???
The elderly, disabled, mentally ill, sheltered/naive, etc. It can help to have Mike explicitly say that this stuff is fake if nobody in their life is helping them understand this.
Why are you judging?
Rapid heartbeats is crazy 😭 but lowkey something i would read
A Better title could be chest compression! chest compression! chest compression! For love
For real, me too. 😂
(I'm curious if one day Dr. Mike would ever dare to sample some fanfics or these look-a-like fics for the heck of a video? You never know what really wild ones you can fish out of the blue! But then again, that depends on his comfortability)
That opening story is a textbook scam. The victim is lucky the scammer only asked for money once. Sometimes they will invent other complications that require even more money to be sent, and they will keep doing this until the victim realizes they are being scammed and stops sending money.
“And it looks like I have access to all levels”😂
Doctor Mike, I love your shows. I’m an RN with my Bachelor’s in Nursing, I am disabled and I live with my folks BY choice. I enjoy your topics. I get frustrated by a few of them, and disagree with some as well. However this does not stop me from watching and sharing your content. Thank you so much for the hard work in researching your information so that I can fact check less, and know I can trust your content to be accurate. Thank you for not using what I call ‘hard core clickbait’ titles in your shows, for me that also makes your topics more credible.
Love your pups Bear and Rib (I hope I have the little guys name right). I love both of them and truly wish you would let them into your videos more. My guy is Bones and he is my picture here. He’s the size of a smooth haired fox terrier but he is a mixed breed with 37.5% chihuahua and yes, I did a DNA test. He is a rescue and one of the smartest dogs I have ever had. Understands more words and sentences than any dog I’ve ever loved. He’s is scary smart and I love it!
Happy Thanksgiving, Mike! Wish you were a doc here in WA as I’d love to be a patient of yours. You exude trust and competence and those are hard to find now. Leah and Bones.
How do we know this is the real Dr. Mike?
He just looks so trustworthy!
You’re like the only doctor really going against the grain. WE NEED YOU! They are trying to ruin your reputation. Stay strong 💙🙏🏾
That must feel so bad for you. I can't imagine having scams about me...
Scammers will go to any length to get people to lower their guard. It's disgusting, seeing it.
I was today years old when I figured out Legal Eagle’s name was Devin Stone. What? I’ve been subscribed to him for over a year.
I fell for a scam once, not involving Doctor Mike, but involving someone else. A person had hijacked the email address of someone I knew and asked everyone if they could purchase Amazon gift cards for them. Sadly, I fell for it. I actually had the scam attempted a second time, and this time the person whose email address was hijacked was someone I hadn’t spoken to in years. And I learned from last time.
1:34 the ppl falling for this and thinking it's real are definitely not watching you much or very gullible.
I don’t understand how people fall for those stories though. It makes no sense to me.
I don't understand how they can mistake you for a specialist. Genuinely never met a medical specialist who was able to talk to people like a normal human.
Hahaha targeting you with your own scam is next level. When I saw that cardiologist one I was like.. Dr. Mike, if that's you... you're not a cardiologist!
I report over 10 Dr.mike scammers every day!!!
I think these scams use Dr. Mike because he looks really friendly, and is also very attractive and nice to look at
2:12 this also seems a bit insulting, like they’re implying you didn’t go to college
02:58 I CAN'T- THIS HAS TO BE A TROLL 😭😭😭
When YT collabs really hit the nail on the head. Love these two!
Even if it WAS feasible to grow 4.6 inches in 30 days.... that must be painful :( no thanks
These scams are getting absolutely wild
THE KING JUST POSTED ‼️‼️‼️‼️🗣🗣🗣
Why would she fall for a $$ requested for funds for Dr. Mike’s travel expenses. He is a medical Doc with an active practice and a successful RUclips channel that I’m sure generate plenty enough income to cover his own travel expenses should he desire to live & practice in a different area of the country!
But he wanted to escape in secret and didn't want to be traced by his credit/debit/bank details. - These people can always think of a reason. They might sound ludicrous to us, but they put a lot of effort into building a relationship before they pull out the reason they need $$$ in bitcoin/gift-cards/bills sent to an anonymous address/account.
You don’t know anything about her. English could be her second or third language. She could have a learning disability. She could be elderly. Don’t assume she has your perfect flawless intellect.
The amount of effort people go through to try and scam others is crazy! If they put even a 10th of that effort into a legitimate job, they could be successful! 🤦♀️🤷♀️
It doesn't seem like it took much effort 😂 just "I'm REAL doctor Mike, give me money so I can live closer to you".
WAKE UPPP
ITS THE FIRST OF THE MONTH 🗣
@@eye9444 I BRUSH MY TEETH AND GET UPP‼️‼️🗣🗣🔥🔥
That's also happened to my friend, it's scary this happen a lot
1:41 THIS WASN’T REAL??? I sent my bf this article like 5 times so he’d finally get it up, damn I got scammed.
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Thanks for the advice doctor mike
I have the same question of how people have the logic of him being a cardiologist when he's a family medicine doctor lol
Cheat compressions, chest compressions , chest compressions!
Lost in teanslation.
Almost every American has had their personal info leaked over the past few years because data breaches are becoming more common and larger in scale. Something I’d recommend everyone do is use new emails and delete any accounts on services you don’t use. Everyone should try to have as little of a data footprint as possible.
Oh yikes!
Dude , I almost fell down from bed when I saw you in those " Miracle ads " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Now I'm waiting to see you in Oils ad 😂