{
  "id": 10601916,
  "title": "Interpol warns online fraud linked to Southeast Asian scam syndicates costs world US$442 billion a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/interpol-warns-online-fraud-linked-to-southeast-asian-scam-syndicates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:01:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/interpol-warns-online-fraud-linked-to-southeast-asian-scam-syndicates-costs-world-us-442-billion-a-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Interpol has warned that online financial and romance fraud linked to Southeast Asian scam syndicates is costing the world US$442 billion annually, with losses so severe that victims are dying by suicide daily and businesses are closing,",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ has exploded online in US, report finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/anti-south-asian-hate-speech-has-exploded-online-in-us-report-finds",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:05:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}