{
  "id": 11828842,
  "title": "HEC cautions citizens against fraudsters using its name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/hec-cautions-citizens-against-fraudsters-using-its-name",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T03:08:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1562133/hec-cautions-citizens-against-fraudsters-using-its-name/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Saturday issued a public advisory cautioning citizens against fraudulent activities being carried out in its name. According to the HEC, fraudsters have been attempting to extract money from citizens through fake telephone calls by offering services, including degree attestation and equivalence. The commission said it had received numerous complaints […]",
  "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."
}