{
  "id": 3507190,
  "title": "MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C lose R199m to South Africa subscription fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mtn-vodacom-telkom-cell-c-lose-r199m-to-south-africa-subscription",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:56:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/mtn-vodacom-telkom-cell-c-lose-r199m-to-south-africa-subscription-fraud/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C and Liquid Telecom lost about R198.9 million ($12.5 million) to subscription fraud in South Africa read more MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C lose R199m to South Africa subscription fraud",
  "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."
}