{"id":2330,"date":"2023-05-06T06:47:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T06:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2023-05-06T06:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T06:47:32","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-may-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates – May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Doctor Frauds Medicare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Mediscam\"<\/a>
Mediscam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2)<\/strong> – After a Dearborn Heights doctor was suspended from submitting claims to Medicare in 2015, he allegedly used other doctors’ identities to continue to submit these claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities say Fares Yasin, 59, kept treating Medicare beneficiaries, and then he fraudulently submitted claims to Medicare by using the names and identification numbers of other doctors. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Food Stamp Scam: Card skimming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Food<\/a>
Food stamp scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning beneficiaries that fraudsters are using card skimming to try and steal their food stamp benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USDA said it has received several fraud reports related to SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the formal name for food stamps. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Scammers Hack Verified Facebook Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Hacking<\/a>
Hacking Verified FB Pages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you see a verified page, complete with the blue checkmark, on Facebook\u2026don’t automatically assume that page is legit.Mashable can confirm that a number of fake Facebook business pages have been masquerading as companies such as Google and even Meta itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all of the pages viewed by Mashable, the verified Facebook pages appear to have been hacked, with their page name and Facebook URL changed in the past week. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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