{
  "id": 4791137,
  "title": "What are phantom scams, and why do they end with you robbing yourself?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/what-are-phantom-scams-and-why-do-they-end-with-you-robbing-yourself",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/01/what-are-phantom-scams-and-why-do-they-end-with-you-robbing-yourself"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "No hacker, no crime, no bank on the other end of the line — just a script designed to make you empty your own account. Here's how phantom scams work, and how to hang up in time.",
  "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."
}