{
  "id": 3411439,
  "title": "Finance clerk loses RM452,000 after scammer poses as company boss on WhatsApp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/finance-clerk-loses-rm452-000-after-scammer-poses-as-company-boss-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126581/finance-clerk-loses-rm452000-after-scammer-poses-as-company-boss-on-whatsapp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A FINANCE clerk in Kuala Terengganu lost RM452,000 in company funds after being deceived by an individual impersonating her boss through WhatsApp. Kuala Terengganu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Azli Mohd Noor said the 50-year-old victi...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "WhatsApp ‘boss’ scam leaves Terengganu car dealership RM452,000 poorer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/whatsapp-boss-scam-leaves-terengganu-car-dealership-rm452-000-poorer",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:27:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}