{
  "id": 11458495,
  "title": "At least $1.4 million lost to scams in fake social media ads offering cheap goods since July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/at-least-1-4-million-lost-to-scams-in-fake-social-media-ads-offering",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/at-least-1-4-million-lost-to-scams-in-fake-social-media-ads-offering-cheap-goods-since-july"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 246 people have fallen victim to the scams.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}