{
  "id": 2065530,
  "title": "Elderly scam victim loses $500k claim against UOB after High Court finds she concealed evidence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/elderly-scam-victim-loses-500k-claim-against-uob-after-high-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/elderly-scam-victim-loses-500k-claim-against-uob-after-high-court-finds-she-concealed-evidence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An elderly scam victim, Lao Iok Sim, lost a $500,000 claim against UOB after the High Court ruled she had concealed unfavorable evidence, according to prosecutors. Assistant Registrar Ramu Miyapan stated her conduct was an abuse of the court process, as her account of events differed materially from a police report. UOB had received a copy of the police report in 2022 but Lao had not mentioned being a scam victim in her claim. The court found her to have deliberately omitted vital information, undermining the integrity of the legal process.",
  "summary": "The woman presented a version of events that was different from what she had stated in a police report.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lao Iok Sim lost $500,000 claim against UOB",
    "High Court ruled she concealed unfavorable evidence",
    "Assistant Registrar found her conduct abusive of court process"
  ],
  "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."
}