{"id":3155,"date":"2024-01-23T09:50:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=3155"},"modified":"2024-02-10T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T06:16:24","slug":"daily-news-updates-january-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scammer-news\/daily-news-updates-january-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; January 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam News 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyclist-assaulting thief on a moped sentenced to prison<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cyclist-assaulting-thief.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cyclist-assaulting-thief.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3273\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cyclist-assaulting-thief.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cyclist-assaulting-thief-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cyclist-assaulting-thief-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Luke Elmer, residing on Camborne Drive in Hemel Hempstead, has been sentenced to three years and two weeks in prison for assaulting a cyclist. The 19-year-old, accompanied by an accomplice, committed the crime on Cambridge&#8217;s Mill Road on August 3, 2022. Elmer admitted guilt to charges of robbery, assault causing actual bodily harm (ABH), and fraud by false representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam News 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cautionary alert on fraud after student falls victim to \u00a3200,000 scam involving impostor policemen.<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cautionary-alert.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cautionary-alert.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3272\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cautionary-alert.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cautionary-alert-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Cautionary-alert-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A Northern Ireland student fell victim to a \u00a3200,000 scam when two individuals, pretending to be Chinese policemen, coerced her into paying by threatening arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam News 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Groombridge resident issues fraud warning after falling victim to a fake O2 caller scam.<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough.webp\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3156\" style=\"width:387px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/0_Daily-Life-Slough.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>An 84-year-old Groombridge resident, Chris Messer, is cautioning others about the perils of advanced online fraud. Messer fell victim to a scam involving a bogus O2 caller when seeking information about a phone upgrade. Subsequently, he received another phone, purportedly used by the fraudsters, and found unauthorized charges on his account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam News 1 Cyclist-assaulting thief on a moped sentenced to prison Luke Elmer, residing on Camborne Drive in Hemel Hempstead, has been sentenced to three years and two weeks in prison for assaulting a cyclist. The 19-year-old, accompanied by an accomplice, committed the crime on Cambridge&#8217;s Mill Road on August 3, 2022. 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