{
  "id": 12579081,
  "title": "Congress Wants to Unplug the Scam Call Factory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/congress-wants-to-unplug-the-scam-call-factory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/fraud-prevention/2026/congress-wants-to-unplug-the-scam-call-factory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A pair of representatives last week unveiled legislation targeting one piece of the increasingly industrialized fraud economy. Reps. Jefferson Shreve of Indiana and Rob Menendez of New Jersey introduced the Stop SIM Box Scams Act, which would ban manufacturing, importing, selling, leasing, advertising, owning or operating SIM boxes. It would also direct the Federal Communications […] The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}