{"id":1952,"date":"2023-03-09T06:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T06:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2023-03-09T06:14:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T06:14:48","slug":"march-9-daily-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/march-9-daily-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"March 9 &#8211; Daily News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former Cook County Worker Pleads Guilty to Property Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/property-scam.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Property scam\" data-rl_caption=\"property scam\" title=\"Property scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/property-scam.png\" alt=\"property scam\" class=\"wp-image-1953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/property-scam.png 401w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/property-scam-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Property scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Woodridge man faces a prison sentence of around three years after pleading guilty Wednesday to scamming his former employer, a Cook County agency formed to promote the redevelopment of vacant properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal prosecutors charged Mustafaa Saleh in November with wire fraud in a scheme involving the Cook County Land Bank Authority.<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2023\/3\/8\/23630699\/cook-county-land-bank-authority-mustafaa-saleh-guilty-property-scam\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/crime\/2023\/3\/8\/23630699\/cook-county-land-bank-authority-mustafaa-saleh-guilty-property-scam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fake Parking Ticket Scam Alert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Parking-Ticket.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Fake parking ticket\" data-rl_caption=\"Fake parking ticket\" title=\"Fake parking ticket\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Parking-Ticket.png\" alt=\"Fake parking ticket\" class=\"wp-image-1954\" width=\"399\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Parking-Ticket.png 399w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Parking-Ticket-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fake parking ticket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting a parking ticket sucks, and the easiest way to put one out of your mind might be to pay it as soon as possible\u2014a fact scammers are taking advantage of using fake tickets that trick you into making payments for violations you weren\u2019t actually cited for.<a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/don-t-fall-for-this-fake-parking-ticket-scam-1850204139\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/don-t-fall-for-this-fake-parking-ticket-scam-1850204139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft &#8220;Upgrade&#8221; Scam Warning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scam.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Microsoft scam warning\" data-rl_caption=\"Microsoft scam warning\" title=\"Microsoft scam warning\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scam.png\" alt=\"Microsoft scam warning\" class=\"wp-image-1955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scam.png 396w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scam-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scam-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Microsoft scam warning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft scam warning as fake emails claiming to be from Microsoft\u2019s \u2018customer support\u2019 could hijack your email account and steal sensitive personal<strong> <\/strong>data.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The go-to tactic of the latest scam phishing emails is to create a sense of panic that rushes you into taking action, and this fake email purporting to be from Microsoft is no different.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyedit.com\/consumer-advice\/microsoft-scam-warning\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.themoneyedit.com\/consumer-advice\/microsoft-scam-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 2 Former Cook County Worker Pleads Guilty to Property Scam A Woodridge man faces a prison sentence of around three years after pleading guilty Wednesday to scamming his former employer, a Cook County agency formed to promote the redevelopment of vacant properties. 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