{
  "id": 4192795,
  "title": "Digital loan fraud: BFIU identifies 31 fake apps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/digital-loan-fraud-bfiu-identifies-31-fake-apps",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:35:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/418603/digital-loan-fraud-bfiu-identifies-31-fake-apps"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has identified several fake mobile applications that lure people with promises of quick loans on easy terms to commit fraud and steal personal information. Complaints have been received regarding various forms of harassment and extortion through these apps. The BFIU warned the public about this matter in a press release recently. The agency...…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}