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  "id": 3369313,
  "title": "Social media and FOMO fuel investment scams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/social-media-and-fomo-fuel-investment-scams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T23:05:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1518770/social-media-and-fomo-fuel-investment-scams"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Investment scam syndicates are increasingly exploiting social media, online relationships and victims’ “fear of missing out” to lure Malaysians into fraudulent schemes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Social media and FOMO fuel investment scams [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/social-media-and-fomo-fuel-investment-scams-watch",
        "published": "2026-08-25T23:05:22.000Z"
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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."
}