{
  "id": 1431679,
  "title": "E-Commerce fraud surges 92% as Shopee calls for stronger consumer safeguards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/e-commerce-fraud-surges-92-as-shopee-calls-for-stronger-consumer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/lifestyles/126271/e-commerce-fraud-surges-92-as-shopee-calls-for-stronger-consumer-safeguards"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE country must strengthen consumer protection and trust in digital commerce following a 92 per cent surge in e-commerce fraud cases in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Shopee Malaysia said. Citing statistics from t...",
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  },
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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."
}