{"id":2400,"date":"2023-05-16T07:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T07:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:10:07","slug":"3-warning-signs-google-tips-to-avoid-money-stealing-scams-protect-yourself-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/3-warning-signs-google-tips-to-avoid-money-stealing-scams-protect-yourself-now\/","title":{"rendered":"3 warning signs! Google tips to Avoid Money-Stealing Scams; Protect Yourself now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Money-stealing scams are an unfortunately common problem that many people deal with each day. These scams come in a variety of forms, from phishing emails and text messages to scammers pretending to be from legitimate companies. While it can be difficult to spot a scam, there are some warning signs that you can look out for to help protect yourself and your finances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Unsolicited Requests for Personal Information: If you receive an unsolicited request for personal information, such as your bank account or social security number, it\u2019s likely a scam. Legitimate companies will never ask for this type of information over the phone, email, or text message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/mny.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Money steeling scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Money steeling scam\" title=\"Money steeling scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/mny.png\" alt=\"Money steeling scam\" class=\"wp-image-2401\" width=\"266\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/mny.png 397w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/mny-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Money steeling scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Requests for Payment: Scammers often try to get people to pay money upfront for a service or product. Be wary of any requests for payment, as this is a common scam tactic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Pressure to Act Quickly: Scammers often use high-pressure tactics to try and get you to act quickly. They might say that there\u2019s a limited time to take advantage of an offer or that you need to act now to avoid a penalty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Money-stealing scams are an unfortunately common problem that many people deal with each day. These scams come in a variety of forms, from phishing emails and text messages to scammers pretending to be from legitimate companies. While it can be difficult to spot a scam, there are some warning signs that you can look out [&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-2400","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\/2400","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=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions\/2412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}