{
  "id": 4671761,
  "title": "Indian and Lebanese governments warn their residents in UAE about scammers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/indian-and-lebanese-governments-warn-their-residents-in-uae-about-4671761",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:54:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/31/uae-indian-scammers-biometric-data-financial-crimes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian and Lebanese residents in the UAE have been urged by their governments to be on high alert in the fight against cyber criminals. The Lebanese embassy in the Emirates warned that crooks are pretending to be embassy staff and asking for personal details to resolve a legal matter over the phone. Indian residents in the UAE have been warned not to hand over biometric data or personal documents…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Indian and Lebanese governments warn their residents in UAE about scammers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/indian-and-lebanese-governments-warn-their-residents-in-uae-about",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:54:54.000Z"
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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."
}