{"id":3171,"date":"2024-01-24T05:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T05:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2024-02-09T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:47:35","slug":"bbb-scam-alert-deceptive-romance-scheme-lures-individuals-with-the-prospect-of-a-sugar-momma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/bbb-scam-alert-deceptive-romance-scheme-lures-individuals-with-the-prospect-of-a-sugar-momma\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Updates &#8211; January 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam News 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deceptive Romance Scheme Lures Individuals with the Prospect of a &#8220;Sugar Momma.&#8221; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone proposes giving you money without any apparent reason, there&#8217;s likely a catch, isn&#8217;t there? In this novel variation of a romance scam, a fraudster presents themselves as a potential &#8216;sugar momma&#8217; or &#8216;sugar daddy,&#8217; offering to cover your expenses. However, recent reports on the BBB Scam Tracker indicate that it&#8217;s merely a ploy to deceive victims into parting with their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam News 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Beware of this apparent favor for a friend; it&#8217;s actually a cunning scam.<\/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\/favor-for-a-friend.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\/favor-for-a-friend.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3264\" style=\"width:276px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/favor-for-a-friend.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/favor-for-a-friend-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/favor-for-a-friend-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A warning from BBB highlights a deceptive scam disguised as a favor for a friend. Individuals are cautioned to stay vigilant and avoid falling victim to this cleverly disguised fraudulent scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam News 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tis the time for giving, yet scammers exploit the season to deceive and take advantage of charitable intentions. Stay vigilant and ensure your donations go to legitimate causes.<\/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\/donation-1.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\/donation-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3266\" style=\"width:283px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/donation-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/donation-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/donation-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the holiday season, with numerous transactions, spotting fraudulent credit card charges, especially those appearing as charity donations, can be challenging. Stay vigilant by closely monitoring your credit card statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam News 1 Deceptive Romance Scheme Lures Individuals with the Prospect of a &#8220;Sugar Momma.&#8221; If someone proposes giving you money without any apparent reason, there&#8217;s likely a catch, isn&#8217;t there? In this novel variation of a romance scam, a fraudster presents themselves as a potential &#8216;sugar momma&#8217; or &#8216;sugar daddy,&#8217; offering to cover your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-scam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171","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=3171"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3267,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions\/3267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}