{
  "id": 7056988,
  "title": "Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/mainland-chinese-hkust-student-loses-hk-1-million-to-scammer-posing-7056988",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:38:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367334/mainland-chinese-hkust-student-loses-hk1-million-scammer-posing-official"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster claimed she was involved in a criminal case and demanded “guarantees” from her. Police said they received a report from a 19-year-old mainland woman who was student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) at 1.07am on Sunday. The force said the victim…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/mainland-chinese-hkust-student-loses-hk-1-million-to-scammer-posing",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:38:02.000Z"
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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."
}