{
  "id": 17029200,
  "title": "At least S$1.3 million lost in October to scammers impersonating Simba staff members, government officials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/at-least-s-1-3-million-lost-in-october-to-scammers-impersonating-17029200",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/simba-impersonation-scam-13-million-lost-government-officials-6502471"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Victims received unsolicited calls from scammers claiming to be Simba staff members, who claimed that the victims had purchased iPhones or subscribed to mobile plans or packages with the telco.",
  "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."
}