{"id":1996,"date":"2023-03-16T07:06:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T07:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2023-03-18T06:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T06:46:27","slug":"daily-news-updates-march-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-march-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; March 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google Pay Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-43.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"G Pay scam\" data-rl_caption=\"G Pay scam\" title=\"G Pay scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-43.png\" alt=\"G Pay scam\" class=\"wp-image-1997\" width=\"431\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-43.png 730w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-43-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-43-624x350.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G Pay scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid news of cyber criminals looting \u20b91 crore from 81 Mumbaikars in 16 days through bank KYC, PAN scam, a new kind of online bank fraud has emerged where a fraudster would knowingly send money in your account using Google Pay or PhonePe gateway. After sending money in your bank account through Google Pay or PhonePe, the fraudster would ask you to repay the money posing as it has been send by mistake.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/money\/personal-finance\/fraud-alert-scamsters-using-google-pay-phone-to-con-you-81-users-lose-rs-1-cr-11679113977390.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/money\/personal-finance\/fraud-alert-scamsters-using-google-pay-phone-to-con-you-81-users-lose-rs-1-cr-11679113977390.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\">Victim Warns Others to Beware of Car-Repair Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/repair-car-scam.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Car repair scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Car repair scam\" title=\"Car repair scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/repair-car-scam.png\" alt=\"Car repair scam\" class=\"wp-image-1998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/repair-car-scam.png 396w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/repair-car-scam-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Car repair scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Maryland woman who said she fell victim to a scam involving her car is warning others about what happened to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, the scam is increasing in frequency and is more common than one might think &#8212; and it could cost you a lot of money.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/car-repair-scam-maryland\/43277584\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/car-repair-scam-maryland\/43277584\" 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\">Job Seekers Falling for Employment Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-scammers.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Job scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Job scam\" title=\"Job scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-scammers.png\" alt=\"Job scam\" class=\"wp-image-1999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-scammers.png 396w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/job-scammers-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Job scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BALTIMORE \u2014 Holiday hiring is in full swing. Many retailers are looking to bring on workers to handle the surge in demand, but not all job postings are the real deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe post was a bit vague, but I trusted it because it was from someone in the community that lived here,\u201d said Doris Krupp who responded to a Facebook post about a part-time remote job with flexible hours.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmar2news.com\/matterformallory\/job-seekers-falling-for-employment-scams-during-holiday-hiring-surge\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wmar2news.com\/matterformallory\/job-seekers-falling-for-employment-scams-during-holiday-hiring-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Google Pay Scam Amid news of cyber criminals looting \u20b91 crore from 81 Mumbaikars in 16 days through bank KYC, PAN scam, a new kind of online bank fraud has emerged where a fraudster would knowingly send money in your account using Google Pay or PhonePe gateway. 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