{"id":5804,"date":"2026-03-18T10:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:00:23","slug":"weekly-scam-news-around-the-world-latest-fraud-cases-and-online-scams-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/awareness\/weekly-scam-news-around-the-world-latest-fraud-cases-and-online-scams-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Scam News Around the World: Latest Fraud Cases and Online Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"we-re-a-studio-in-berlin-with-an-international-practice-in-architecture-urban-planning-and-interior-design-we-believe-in-sharing-knowledge-and-promoting-dialogue-to-increase-the-creative-potential-of-collaboration\" style=\"font-size:31px\">Serial Love Scam: Mum-of-Six Jailed for \u00a38,000 Facebook Romance Fraud Targeting Lonely Men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A serial romance fraudster has been jailed for conning lonely men she met on Facebook out of over \u00a38,000 using emotional manipulation and fake stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/38516215\/romance-fraudster-jailed-conning-lonely-men-facebook\">romance-fraudster-jailed-conning-lonely-men-facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LA&#8217;S BIGGEST &#8216;CON&#8217; 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