{"id":2394,"date":"2023-05-16T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T07:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2023-05-16T07:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T07:34:15","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Scam Targets Pet Owners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Animal scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Animal scam\" title=\"Animal scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Animal scam\" class=\"wp-image-2396\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99-624x468.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-99.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Animal scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA \u2014 San Francisco Animal Care &amp; Control is warning pet owners to be wary of a new scam that targets people who lost their pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency said scammers are calling people, identifying themselves as shelter staff and claiming they have to make a payment to get back their lost pet. <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/san-francisco\/new-scam-targets-pet-owners-animal-control\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/san-francisco\/new-scam-targets-pet-owners-animal-control\" 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\">Moving Scams in Spring and Summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Moving scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Moving scam\" title=\"Moving scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100.png\" alt=\"Moving scam\" class=\"wp-image-2397\" width=\"378\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100.png 889w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-100-624x351.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moving scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 Whether it\u2019s down the street or across the country, moving is stressful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that stress can turn into a panic when the movers you hired to help pull the rug out from under you.May marks the beginning of the busiest time in the U.S. for moving, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/consumer\/bbb-moving-scam-warning-spring-summer-seattle-may-national-moving-month-better-business-bureau-packing-house-apartment-craigslist-consumer-license\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/consumer\/bbb-moving-scam-warning-spring-summer-seattle-may-national-moving-month-better-business-bureau-packing-house-apartment-craigslist-consumer-license\" 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\">Private &amp; For-Profit College Financing Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/college.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"College Financing Scams\" data-rl_caption=\"College Financing Scams\" title=\"College Financing Scams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/college.png\" alt=\"College Financing Scams\" class=\"wp-image-2398\" width=\"333\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/college.png 398w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/college-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">College Financing Scams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigating financial products and services can be challenging, especially for students seeking to invest in their education or advance their careers. There are many scholarships, grants, and federal loan programs available to help pay for college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not all students are eligible to participate in these programs because of their financial standing, age, or other unique personal or professional situations. <a href=\"https:\/\/dfpi.ca.gov\/2023\/04\/19\/college-financing-scams\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dfpi.ca.gov\/2023\/04\/19\/college-financing-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 New Scam Targets Pet Owners SAN FRANCISCO, CA \u2014 San Francisco Animal Care &amp; Control is warning pet owners to be wary of a new scam that targets people who lost their pet. The agency said scammers are calling people, identifying themselves as shelter staff and claiming they have to make a [&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-2394","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\/2394","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=2394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions\/2399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}