{"id":1969,"date":"2023-03-13T05:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T05:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2023-03-13T05:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T05:26:18","slug":"march-13-daily-news-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/march-13-daily-news-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"March 13 &#8211; Daily News Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secret Agent Scam Avoidance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/alert-about-fraud.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Secret Agent Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Secret Agent Scam\" title=\"Secret Agent Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/alert-about-fraud.png\" alt=\" Secret Agent Scam\" class=\"wp-image-1970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/alert-about-fraud.png 398w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/alert-about-fraud-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Secret Agent Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything was ready for a lovely wedding reception at a North Buffalo home on Sept. 21, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the trappings were there \u2013 a photographer was hired to snap pictures, pretty flowers were arrayed throughout the home, and a sumptuous meal was prepared. Friends and relatives of the bride were dressed up and ready to celebrate the happy event.<a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/secret-agent-scam-married-man-who-masqueraded-as-single-federal-agent-avoids-long-jail-term\/article_894c6854-beab-11ed-bde6-0ba57bcef316.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/secret-agent-scam-married-man-who-masqueraded-as-single-federal-agent-avoids-long-jail-term\/article_894c6854-beab-11ed-bde6-0ba57bcef316.html\" 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\">Don&#8217;t Fall for the Shein Gift Card Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scams.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scams.png\" alt=\"Card scam\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scams.png 399w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scams-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Card scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you received an email saying you won a Shein gift card? Is the email asking you to complete an online survey to receive your gift card? This is most likely a scam. Don&#8217;t fill out any forms or share your personal information unless you confirm its authenticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you determine if the email is genuine and sent from Shein or one of its shopping partners? How should you respond if it turns out to be a scam? And if you&#8217;ve already fallen victim to this scam, what should you do?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/shein-gift-card-scam\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/shein-gift-card-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Scams: Warning Signs to Watch For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-alert.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Job scams\" data-rl_caption=\"Job scams\" title=\"Job scams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-alert.png\" alt=\"Job scams\" class=\"wp-image-1972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-alert.png 395w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-alert-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Job scams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve all seen them: A piece of paper on a bathroom stall, an email we didn\u2019t ask for, an ad on social media that promises easy money for work that requires no skill. Maybe you\u2019ve even applied for a job not realizing it was a scam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some job scams are easy to spot while others could fool anyone at first glance. But nobody looking for a serious job to push their career forward deserves to be taken in. I\u2019m a big believer in being strategic with your job search so I\u2019m going to walk you through common job scams and how to avoid them.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramseysolutions.com\/insurance\/job-scams\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ramseysolutions.com\/insurance\/job-scams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Secret Agent Scam Avoidance Everything was ready for a lovely wedding reception at a North Buffalo home on Sept. 21, 2019. All the trappings were there \u2013 a photographer was hired to snap pictures, pretty flowers were arrayed throughout the home, and a sumptuous meal was prepared. 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