{
  "id": 12823066,
  "title": "ECG warns customers against fake meter sales, MoMo fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ecg-warns-customers-against-fake-meter-sales-momo-fraud-12823066",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:45:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ecg-warns-customers-against-fake-meter-sales-momo-fraud/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned customers across the country against fraudsters posing as its staff or agents to sell fake meters and demand payments through personal mobile money accounts. The company says customers should not send money to private MoMo numbers for electricity services. ECG General Manager for External Communications, Dr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, said the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "ECG warns customers against fake meter sales, MoMo fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ecg-warns-customers-against-fake-meter-sales-momo-fraud",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:45:14.000Z"
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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."
}