{"id":2453,"date":"2023-05-20T07:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2023-05-20T07:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T07:35:42","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/awareness\/daily-news-updates-may-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Cruel Romance Grift: &#8216;Pig Butchering&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lsc.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Romance scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Romance scam\" title=\"Romance scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lsc.png\" alt=\"Romance scam\" class=\"wp-image-2455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lsc.png 397w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lsc-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Romance scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shreya Datta had been swiping through dating apps for months before she met \u201cAncel Mali,\u201d a purported wine trader from France, on Hinge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After they chatted online for a couple of months, exchanging flirty emojis and selfies, he ended up conning her out of $450,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/trance-tech-executive-got-scammed-183000490.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/trance-tech-executive-got-scammed-183000490.html\" 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\">Instagram Influencer Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Instagram scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Instagram scam\" title=\"Instagram scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Instagram scam\" class=\"wp-image-2456\" width=\"427\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106-624x328.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-106.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Instagram scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mona Faiz Montrage portrays a lavish lifestyle of designer outfits, shopping trips and overseas travel on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To her 4.2 million Instagram followers, she\u2019s a musician and a mogul who jet sets between the Ghanaian capital of Accra and London. <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/16\/us\/mona-montrage-alleged-romance-scammer-cec\/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/16\/us\/mona-montrage-alleged-romance-scammer-cec\/index.html\" 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\">License Fraud in Washington DOL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ask-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"License scam\" data-rl_caption=\"License scam\" title=\"License scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ask-1.png\" alt=\"License scam\" class=\"wp-image-2458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ask-1.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ask-1-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">License scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Graham is missing work because he\u2019s at his new job: working to get his stolen identity back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob\u2019s identity was stolen when his Washington State Driver\u2019s License was duplicated thru the Department of Licensing website. Since then, he\u2019s seen nine attempts to open bank accounts, obtain debit cards and has had about $20,000 in fraudulent charges. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/jesse-jones\/license-fraud-scammers-are-stealing-identities-using-personal-info-washington-dol\/FSKASXVF3REZRD33QBCQVVY524\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/jesse-jones\/license-fraud-scammers-are-stealing-identities-using-personal-info-washington-dol\/FSKASXVF3REZRD33QBCQVVY524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 &#8216;Cruel Romance Grift: &#8216;Pig Butchering&#8217; Shreya Datta had been swiping through dating apps for months before she met \u201cAncel Mali,\u201d a purported wine trader from France, on Hinge. After they chatted online for a couple of months, exchanging flirty emojis and selfies, he ended up conning her out of $450,000. 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