{
  "id": 3451381,
  "title": "Over $410m lost to scams in first half of 2026; 8 in 10 victims voluntarily handed money to scammers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/over-410m-lost-to-scams-in-first-half-of-2026-8-in-10-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/over-410m-lost-to-scams-in-first-half-of-2026-8-in-10-victims-voluntarily-handed-money-to-scammers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Victims lost $500.2 million during the same period in 2025.",
  "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."
}