{"id":2723,"date":"2023-07-05T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T11:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2023-07-05T11:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T11:42:20","slug":"daily-news-updates-july-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-july-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; July 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Losing millions in a &#8216;scamdemic&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-1024x683.png\" alt=\"losing millions in a 'scamdemic\" class=\"wp-image-2724\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126-624x416.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-126.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">losing millions in a &#8216;scamdemic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first specialist unit made up of experts from government, law enforcement and the private sector has been unleashed on scammers to stop people from losing their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The so-called &#8220;fusion cell&#8221; will be coordinated by a new National Anti-Scam Centre and identify ways to disrupt investment scams and minimise scam losses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australians-are-losing-millions-in-a-scamdemic-this-specialist-squad-could-fix-that\/jpg9augiw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/australians-are-losing-millions-in-a-scamdemic-this-specialist-squad-could-fix-that\/jpg9augiw\" 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\">Home improvement 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-127.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Home improvement scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Home improvement scam\" title=\"Home improvement scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-127.png\" alt=\"Home improvement scam\" class=\"wp-image-2725\" width=\"321\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-127.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-127-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Home improvement scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NORWOOD &#8211; Be it for solar panels, cable, or pest control\u2026 If you have a door and bell, you&#8217;ve probably heard it ring by someone trying to sell something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I can take care of that for you. Your yard will be beautiful, you live on the corner. It&#8217;ll increase the value of the house,&#8221; one Norwood neighbor recalled, of the offers she&#8217;s heard. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/home-improvement-scam-norwood-arrests\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/home-improvement-scam-norwood-arrests\/\" 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\">Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers as technology advances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers\" data-rl_caption=\"Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers\" title=\"Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers\" class=\"wp-image-2726\" width=\"332\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128-624x312.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-128.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scammers using Uber, Lyft drivers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; The St. Petersburg Police Department said scammers are getting more sophisticated as technology continues to develop. They&#8217;ve seen instances where Uber and Lyft drivers are now being used as part of scams in the city.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/scammers-using-uber-lyft-drivers-as-technology-advances-st-pete-police\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/scammers-using-uber-lyft-drivers-as-technology-advances-st-pete-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Losing millions in a &#8216;scamdemic&#8217; The first specialist unit made up of experts from government, law enforcement and the private sector has been unleashed on scammers to stop people from losing their money. The so-called &#8220;fusion cell&#8221; will be coordinated by a new National Anti-Scam Centre and identify ways to disrupt investment [&hellip;]<\/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-2723","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\/2723","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=2723"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2728,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions\/2728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}