{"id":2338,"date":"2023-05-08T07:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T07:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2023-05-08T07:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T07:14:38","slug":"may-8-daily-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/may-8-daily-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"May 8 – Daily News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Self-Proclaimed Psychic Sentenced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\nSelf-Proclaimed<\/a>
\nSelf-Proclaimed Psychic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TAMPA, Fla.<\/strong> – Self-proclaimed psychic Jaycee Wasso was convicted in March in twisted $1 million scam. Two months later, she was hoping to change her fortune during her sentencing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Tampa courtroom Friday, Wasso told the court that she knew her fortuneteller days were over and asked for forgiveness for her actions and mercy. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Rental House Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Rental<\/a>
Rental scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

JACKSON, Miss. \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman and her family are stranded in Jackson after she said she was scammed out of thousands of dollars for a rental house.\u201cI just don\u2019t know what to do. We\u2019re just stuck,\u201d Kimberly Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams and her family are staying in a cramped Jackson motel after she said she paid thousands of dollars to rent the same house someone else was preparing to move into. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Malware-Scanned QR Code Leads to $20k Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"QR-code<\/a>
QR-code scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SINGAPORE – She visited a bubble tea shop and saw a sticker pasted on its glass door, encouraging customers to do an online survey to get a free cup of milk tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enticed by what seemed like a good deal, the 60-year-old scanned the QR code on the sticker and downloaded a third-party app onto her Android phone to complete the \u201csurvey\u201d. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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