{"id":2752,"date":"2023-07-18T05:54:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2023-07-18T05:54:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:54:28","slug":"daily-news-updates-july-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/daily-news-updates-july-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; July 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fake Rankings and Awards for Doctors and Lawyers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/award.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Fake award\" data-rl_caption=\"Fake award\" title=\"Fake award\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/award.png\" alt=\"Fake award\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" width=\"299\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/award.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/award-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fake award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to our health or our legal needs, one of the biggest pain points is identifying a professional we can trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding a new doctor, dentist, or lawyer can be stressful; those that come recommended by friends or colleagues often aren\u2019t taking new patients or clients. <a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/your-doctor-s-and-lawyer-s-rankings-and-awards-are-1850500367\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/your-doctor-s-and-lawyer-s-rankings-and-awards-are-1850500367\" 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\">Don&#8217;t Open That &#8216;Winky Face&#8217; Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/fake-mail.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Don&#039;t Open That &#039;Winky Face&#039; Email\" data-rl_caption=\"Don&#039;t Open That &#039;Winky Face&#039; Email\" title=\"Don&#039;t Open That &#039;Winky Face&#039; Email\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/fake-mail.png\" alt=\"Don't Open That 'Winky Face' Email\" class=\"wp-image-2754\" width=\"311\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/fake-mail.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/fake-mail-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don&#8217;t Open That &#8216;Winky Face&#8217; Email<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A highly successful email spam campaign is infecting computers with ransomware and other malware like cryptocurrency miners and botnet software that can send spam messages from your accounts without you noticing. <a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/dont-open-that-winky-face-email-1844367905\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/dont-open-that-winky-face-email-1844367905\" 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\">Police Warn of Fake Mistress Letter Scam in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ltrscm.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"fake mistress letter scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Texas police warn don&#039;t fall for the fake mistress letter scam\" title=\"fake mistress letter scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ltrscm.png\" alt=\"Texas police warn don't fall for the fake mistress letter scam\" class=\"wp-image-2755\" width=\"325\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ltrscm.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/ltrscm-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">fake mistress letter scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Texas woman says she got a letter in the mail claiming to be from her husband&#8217;s alleged mistress, but investigators say it&#8217;s a scam, made partly using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It happened in Memorial Villages, a Houston neighborhood, KPRC-TV in Houston reported. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/texas-news\/texas-police-warn-dont-fall-for-the-fake-mistress-letter-scam\/3290851\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/texas-news\/texas-police-warn-dont-fall-for-the-fake-mistress-letter-scam\/3290851\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Fake Rankings and Awards for Doctors and Lawyers When it comes to our health or our legal needs, one of the biggest pain points is identifying a professional we can trust. 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