{"id":2309,"date":"2023-05-04T06:55:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2023-05-05T05:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T05:58:23","slug":"may-3-daily-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/may-3-daily-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"May 4 – Daily News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do 99 out of 100 Scam Texts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Scam<\/a>
Scam texts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s the worst-kept secret in the industry, discussed in high-level anti-scam meetings at Britain’s biggest banks and telecoms companies.=According to insiders, one major phone network provider is shamefully lagging behind its peers in the fight against fraudsters \u2014 O2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, a group representing all the big UK banks and tech giants Microsoft, Meta and Google accuses O2 of allowing far more scam text messages to reach its customers than other networks do. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scammers have a New trick to make Old Utility Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Scam\"<\/a>
Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MESA (3TV\/CBS 5) – Chet Hopper is busy driving for Uber and Lyft. He\u2019s racking up more trips than usual, trying to make up for $1,300 he lost to a scammer. It started with a phone call from someone claiming to be from SRP. \u201cThey said [my electricity] was scheduled for shut off that day and I needed to get it taken care of right away,\u201d Hopper told On Your Side. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Family Emergency\u2019 Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Wedding<\/a>
Wedding photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wedding Photographer Accused of Pulling \u2018Family Emergency\u2019 Scam;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wedding photographer from Kansas stands accused of \u201cscamming\u201d couples and robbing them of memories of their big day by faking a family emergency. She has, allegedly, done this multiple time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to KAKE News, Nick and Kirstie Steffen hired Caitlin Payne as the photographer for their wedding in February. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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