{"id":2663,"date":"2023-06-20T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2663"},"modified":"2023-06-20T06:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:55:59","slug":"daily-news-updates-june-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-june-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold Fraud Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gld.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Gold Fraud Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Gold Fraud Scam\" title=\"Gold Fraud Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gld.png\" alt=\"Gold Fraud Scam\" class=\"wp-image-2664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gld.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gld-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gold Fraud Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Goldenberg scandal in the early 1990s is Kenya\u2019s largest documented gold fraud. The scheme involved Goldenberg International Limited, which pretended to export gold and diamonds, and in exchange received substantial subsidies from the government for \u201cearning\u201d foreign exchange. <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/gold-fraud-the-goldenberg-scam-that-cost-kenya-billions-of-dollars-in-the-1990s-and-no-one-was-jailed-206136\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/gold-fraud-the-goldenberg-scam-that-cost-kenya-billions-of-dollars-in-the-1990s-and-no-one-was-jailed-206136\" 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\">Update Passport Info with Caution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/passport.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Passport Info\" data-rl_caption=\"Passport Info\" title=\"Passport Info\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/passport.png\" alt=\"Passport Info \" class=\"wp-image-2665\" width=\"345\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/passport.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/passport-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Passport Info <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 Local authorities are warning people about an online scam involving passport information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Haywood County Sheriff&#8217;s Office made a recent post on Facebook, urging people to beware of something called &#8220;uspassport.online.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/passport-scam-alert-illegitimate-website-authorities-warn-beware-personal-sensitive-information\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/passport-scam-alert-illegitimate-website-authorities-warn-beware-personal-sensitive-information\" 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\">&#8220;Victim&#8217;s Fraud on Social Media Platforms&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/social-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp\" data-rl_caption=\"fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp\" title=\"fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/social-1.png\" alt=\"fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp\" class=\"wp-image-2666\" width=\"342\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/social-1.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/social-1-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The social media giant Meta is facing growing pressure from MPs, consumer groups and the UK banking sector over its failure to prevent a \u201ctsunami\u201d of fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, where Britons are losing \u201clife-changing\u201d sums every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jun\/16\/victims-speak-out-over-fraud-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jun\/16\/victims-speak-out-over-fraud-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Gold Fraud Scam The Goldenberg scandal in the early 1990s is Kenya\u2019s largest documented gold fraud. The scheme involved Goldenberg International Limited, which pretended to export gold and diamonds, and in exchange received substantial subsidies from the government for \u201cearning\u201d foreign exchange. 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