{"id":2029,"date":"2023-03-20T05:22:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T05:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2023-03-20T05:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T05:24:03","slug":"march-20-daily-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/march-20-daily-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"March 20 &#8211; Daily News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scam Targeting Pub. Assist. Recipients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/publuc-ass.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Scam\" title=\"Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/publuc-ass.png\" alt=\"Scam\" class=\"wp-image-2030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/publuc-ass.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/publuc-ass-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrisburg, Pa.&nbsp;\u2014 The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has issued a public warning about a new scam that targets Pennsylvanians who receive public assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scam involves unsolicited calls or texts that ask for information about EBT cards or Medicaid\/SNAP data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The messages are sent at random and will sometimes target people who do not receive public assistance.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcentralpa.com\/news\/human-services-scam-targets-public-assistance-recipients\/article_88763a22-c47d-11ed-ae12-07233fefad23.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.northcentralpa.com\/news\/human-services-scam-targets-public-assistance-recipients\/article_88763a22-c47d-11ed-ae12-07233fefad23.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scam Call Scare in Great Bend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scared.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Scam call\" data-rl_caption=\"Scam call\" title=\"Scam call\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scared.png\" alt=\"Scam call\" class=\"wp-image-2031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scared.png 394w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scared-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scam call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Everything seemed real\u2019: Great Bend woman shares spoof scam call scare;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KSNW) \u2013 Be alert. A spoofing scam is making its rounds. That\u2019s where scammers display fake numbers posing as government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to many people, Chelsea Morris was confident she could spot a scam call. However, Wednesday, she got one that she said felt so realistic that she nearly fell for it.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/news\/local\/everything-seemed-real-great-bend-woman-shares-spoof-scam-call-scare\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/news\/local\/everything-seemed-real-great-bend-woman-shares-spoof-scam-call-scare\/\" 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\">Bakery Warns of Social Media Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Social media scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Social media scam\" title=\"Social media scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49-1024x579.png\" alt=\"Social media scam\" class=\"wp-image-2032\" width=\"423\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49-624x353.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-49.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">    Social media scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OAKWOOD \u2014 Ashley\u2019s Pastry Shop, a Dayton-area staple, is warning its customers of a recent scam circulating on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bakery came up with a fun way to connect with customers using \u201cAshley\u2019s-related trivia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a promotion on guess how many glazed croissants we typically make on a Saturday. They\u2019re our most popular donut,\u201d said Theresa Hammons, owner of Ashley\u2019s Pastry Shop.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/popular-local-bakery-warns-scam-targeting-customers-social-media\/DOIPQIOKANABTNB243DVZ33UGQ\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/popular-local-bakery-warns-scam-targeting-customers-social-media\/DOIPQIOKANABTNB243DVZ33UGQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Scam Targeting Pub. Assist. Recipients Harrisburg, Pa.&nbsp;\u2014 The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has issued a public warning about a new scam that targets Pennsylvanians who receive public assistance. The scam involves unsolicited calls or texts that ask for information about EBT cards or Medicaid\/SNAP data. The messages are sent at random [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awareness","category-scam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2034,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions\/2034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}