{"id":2378,"date":"2023-05-13T06:53:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T06:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2378"},"modified":"2023-05-13T06:53:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T06:53:37","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-may-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; May 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billion-Dollar Scam Businessmen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-97.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Billion-dollar scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Billion-dollar scam\" title=\"Billion-dollar scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-97.png\" alt=\"Billion-dollar scam\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" width=\"373\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-97.png 626w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-97-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-97-624x416.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Billion-dollar scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you hear a phone ringing. An elderly man answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caller introduces himself as &#8220;William Grant&#8221;, from the trading firm Solo Capitals. He says he has a &#8220;great promotion&#8221; to offer.The elderly man sounds vulnerable and confused. &#8220;I&#8217;m not interested, I&#8217;m not interested,&#8221; he says. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-65038949\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-65038949\" 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\">Scam Alert: Jury Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scal.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Jury duty alert\" data-rl_caption=\"Jury duty alert\" title=\"Jury duty alert\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scal.png\" alt=\"Jury duty alert\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" width=\"314\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scal.png 373w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/scal-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jury duty alert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The Hawaii State Judiciary is alerting residents about a new scam emerging where those targeted are told to pay thousands of dollars for failing to show up for jury duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It recently happened to Makiki resident and senior citizen Paul Fox.He said a man contacted him saying he\u2019s with law enforcement. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/05\/09\/hawaii-judiciary-warns-scammers-demanding-money-missing-jury-duty\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/05\/09\/hawaii-judiciary-warns-scammers-demanding-money-missing-jury-duty\/\" 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\">Phishing Scam Warning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/phishing.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Phishing scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Phishing scam\" title=\"Phishing scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/phishing.png\" alt=\"Phishing scam\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" width=\"328\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/phishing.png 399w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/phishing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/phishing-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phishing scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new <u>warning<\/u> (opens in new tab) issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has urged internet users to be wary of new phishing email scams, supposedly coming from <u>payment gateway<\/u> PayPal and crypto wallet platform MetaMask. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/watch-out-that-urgent-paypal-email-could-be-a-phishing-scam\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/watch-out-that-urgent-paypal-email-could-be-a-phishing-scam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Billion-Dollar Scam Businessmen First, you hear a phone ringing. An elderly man answers. The caller introduces himself as &#8220;William Grant&#8221;, from the trading firm Solo Capitals. He says he has a &#8220;great promotion&#8221; to offer.The elderly man sounds vulnerable and confused. &#8220;I&#8217;m not interested, I&#8217;m not interested,&#8221; he says. 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