{"id":2499,"date":"2023-05-24T07:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T07:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2023-05-24T07:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T07:35:58","slug":"daily-news-updates-may-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-may-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; May 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethical Hacker Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Ethical hacker scams\" data-rl_caption=\"Ethical hacker scams\" title=\"Ethical hacker scams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110.png\" alt=\"Ethical hacker scams\" class=\"wp-image-2500\" width=\"296\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110.png 626w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-110-624x624.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethical hacker scams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When a 60 Minutes staffer got a call that appeared to be from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, she picked up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A voice on the other end, generated by artificial intelligence to mimic Alfonsi&#8217;s voice, asked for some help. Clips from television had been used to clone Alfonsi&#8217;s voice. It took about five minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-digital-theft-targets-people-from-millennials-to-seniors-60-minutes-2023-05-21\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-digital-theft-targets-people-from-millennials-to-seniors-60-minutes-2023-05-21\/\" 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\">Beware of Hail Damage Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/hail.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Hail damage scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Hail damage scam\" title=\"Hail damage scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/hail.png\" alt=\"Hail damage scam\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" width=\"292\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/hail.png 393w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/hail-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hail damage scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DENVER \u2014 May and June tend to be the months where Colorado sees severe weather. Over the last couple of weeks, the metro area had its share of heavy rain and hail storms causing car and roof damage for many Coloradans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/crime\/hail-damage-repair-scams\/73-15112bb9-0b1a-4474-a22c-880a72169511\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/crime\/hail-damage-repair-scams\/73-15112bb9-0b1a-4474-a22c-880a72169511\" 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\">Women Arrested in Belfast for Elderly 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-111.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Belfast for Elderly Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Belfast for Elderly Scam\" title=\"Belfast for Elderly Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Belfast for Elderly Scam\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" width=\"417\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111-624x328.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-111.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Belfast for Elderly Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DENVER \u2014 May and June tend to be the months where Colorado sees severe weather. Over the last couple of weeks, the metro area had its share of heavy rain and hail storms causing car and roof damage for many Coloradans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/crime\/hail-damage-repair-scams\/73-15112bb9-0b1a-4474-a22c-880a72169511\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/crime\/hail-damage-repair-scams\/73-15112bb9-0b1a-4474-a22c-880a72169511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Ethical Hacker Scams When a 60 Minutes staffer got a call that appeared to be from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, she picked up.&nbsp; A voice on the other end, generated by artificial intelligence to mimic Alfonsi&#8217;s voice, asked for some help. Clips from television had been used to clone Alfonsi&#8217;s voice. 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