{
  "id": 5294110,
  "title": "Retired nurse loses $200,000 to fake federal agent, then gets $80,000 tax bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/retired-nurse-loses-200-000-to-fake-federal-agent-then-gets-80-000",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-retired-us-nurse-lost-more-than-200000-to-a-scammer-posing-as-a-federal-agent-then-the-irs-sent-her-an-80000-tax-bill-and-she-had-to-sell-her-home/articleshow/133726801.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Synopsis:A retired US nurse lost more than $200,000 after a scammer posing as a federal agent tricked her into draining her retirement accounts. The financial trouble continued when the IRS sent her an $80,000 tax bill on the money she had withdrawn and lost. Unable to pay, she sold her home and moved into a small apartment while continuing to repay the tax debt.",
  "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."
}