{"id":2565,"date":"2023-06-03T08:38:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T08:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2023-06-03T08:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T08:38:59","slug":"daily-news-updates-june-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-june-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; June 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veteran Hotel Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-118.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Veteran Hotel Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Veteran Hotel Scam\" title=\"Veteran Hotel Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-118.png\" alt=\"Veteran Hotel Scam\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" width=\"390\" height=\"227\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Veteran Hotel Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>POUGHKEEPSIE \u2013 Seven homeless men have come forward to say they were part of a group of men recruited at a Poughkeepsie homeless shelter to act as veterans that had been displaced from a Newburgh hotel in order for a non-profit organization to perpetrate a fraud on the public. <a href=\"https:\/\/midhudsonnews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/homeless-men-recruited-for-veteran-hotel-scam\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/midhudsonnews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/homeless-men-recruited-for-veteran-hotel-scam\/\" 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\">Victims Speak Out on Radio Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/women.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Radio Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Radio Scam\" title=\"Radio Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/women.png\" alt=\" Radio Scam\" class=\"wp-image-2567\" width=\"334\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/women.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/women-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens of investors in Ontario say they were conned out of millions of dollars after&nbsp;fraudsters using fake names were featured&nbsp;as investment &#8220;experts&#8221; on their favourite radio stations \u2014 on shows they&nbsp;say sounded like news but were actually infomercials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I trusted what I was hearing on the radio,&#8221; said\u00a0Tracey Conrad, who lost $15,000 after listening to the so-called financial experts on a popular radio show in her hometown of London, Ont. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/radio-shows-featured-fraudsters-1.5015962\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/radio-shows-featured-fraudsters-1.5015962\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fake Antivirus Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lap.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Fake Antivirus Scams\" data-rl_caption=\"Fake Antivirus Scams\" title=\"Fake Antivirus Scams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lap.png\" alt=\"Fake Antivirus Scams\" class=\"wp-image-2568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lap.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/lap-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fake Antivirus Scams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Antivirus software protects your devices from malicious software that might try and intercept your passwords, payment details or any other personal information that could be valuable to criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder, then, that the criminals want to trick you into installing fake antivirus, or to use trusted security brands in fake emails to fool you into handing over the information they\u2019re after. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/1673712\/antivirus-scams-to-avoid.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/1673712\/antivirus-scams-to-avoid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Veteran Hotel Scam POUGHKEEPSIE \u2013 Seven homeless men have come forward to say they were part of a group of men recruited at a Poughkeepsie homeless shelter to act as veterans that had been displaced from a Newburgh hotel in order for a non-profit organization to perpetrate a fraud on the public. 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