{"id":2404,"date":"2023-05-17T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2023-05-17T06:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T06:59:04","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates – May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Avoid Googling Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Googling<\/a>
Googling word scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We love to search Google any time we have a question about something.But a new report says there are some topics you should not Google.Looking for the best spring flowers? Ask Google.Or a meatball recipe? Ask Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a new report in Lifehacker lists some things scammers are hoping you Google because they are ready to trick you with their results. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Local Banks Warn of Anti-Virus Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"<\/a>
Anti-Virus Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (WIBW) – Local banks have warned about a rise in a well-known scam that claims to sell anti-virus software as the victim\u2019s accounts are held hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Council Grove Police Department says that local banks have warned about a rise in a well-known anti-virus scam. Usually, users will see a popup on their computer that they are tricked into clicking a link on. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Water Service Scam Warning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Water<\/a>
Water Service Scam Warning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) \u2014 Newport Water Division customers are urged to be careful after the city received more reports of a possible scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city said customers in Newport, Portsmouth and Middletown have recently been contacted by people claiming to be from the water service and trying to set up fake appointments. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scam news 1 Avoid Googling Words We love to search Google any time we have a question about something.But a new report says there are some topics you should not Google.Looking for the best spring flowers? Ask Google.Or a meatball recipe? Ask Google. But a new report in Lifehacker lists some things scammers are hoping […]<\/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-2404","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\/2404","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=2404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404\/revisions\/2408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}