Matt Riff’s Christmas-themed Netflix special Technically, 2025 might not be the worst thing to happen to a controversial TikTok star’s name. But that’s only because “Matt Rife” is reportedly begging for big bucks from fans north of the border.
While Rife alienated a lot of comedy fans with his Great Jokes About Domestic AbuseHis fake apology And his “Third Grade Student in 1995 – Hacky Abuse Level LoveApparently a lot of people still like him enough to trust fraudsters and be deceived.
according to ctv newsA Guelph, Ontario resident filed a complaint with his local police department after he was “contacted online by someone pretending to be Matt Rife.” The fake rife sent a message to the victim saying they “They were having problems with their banking,” A promise to pay off Mark’s credit card debt in exchange for help depositing a $5000 check.
“Riff” sent his banking information, and the fan complied with the request. “Riff” then asked them to “withdraw the money and deposit it in Bitcoin,” which they did, only to be “informed by their bank that they had deposited a fraudulent check, and that their bank account had been compromised.”
Scammers claiming to be celebrities are clearly nothing new, lest we forget the times when someone was doing it Bought a bunch of gold using Ricky Gervais passport made from artwork Office DVDand as hollywood reporter Noted crypto romance grifters pretending to be stars like George Clooney, Keanu Reeves and Kevin Costner are a “billion dollar” scam that often targets the elderly.
Despite not being at Clooney levels of stardom, the Riff name is apparently a popular tool among many scammers, at least according to Various Reddit postsThe problem got so bad that the real Riff – we’re pretty sure it was the real Riff – had to warn fans to never send money to anyone claiming to be them or one of their representatives,
A ray of hope for comedians: Now, when you type the words “matt riff” and “theft” into Google, the results just aren’t the same Article about his actions.
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