{
  "id": 12585144,
  "title": "Scammers target ECG customers with fake meter sales and MoMo payment calls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/scammers-target-ecg-customers-with-fake-meter-sales-and-momo-payment-12585144",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:05:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/scammers-target-ecg-customers-with-fake-meter-sales-and-momo-payment-calls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fraudsters are taking money from electricity customers across the country through fake meter sales and phone calls demanding mobile money (MoMo) payments. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned the public to stop sending money to private MoMo numbers. The General Manager for External Communications, Dr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, gave the warning in […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Scammers target ECG customers with fake meter sales and MoMo payment calls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/scammers-target-ecg-customers-with-fake-meter-sales-and-momo-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:04:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}