{
  "id": 884835,
  "title": "Multi-property owner loses HK$10 million after fraudster poses as possible tenant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/multi-property-owner-loses-hk-10-million-after-fraudster-poses-as-884835",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:41:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364106/multi-property-owner-loses-hk10-million-after-fraudster-poses-possible-tenant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A woman in Hong Kong who owned multiple properties has lost HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) after being scammed by a fraudster posing as a prospective tenant. The force revealed on Friday that the 64-year-old retiree, whose properties consisted of residential, commercial and parking spaces, was contacted via WhatsApp by a scammer in May in response to a rental listing she posted on Facebook.…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Multi-property owner loses HK$10 million after fraudster poses as possible tenant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/multi-property-owner-loses-hk-10-million-after-fraudster-poses-as",
        "published": "2026-08-14T14:41:54.000Z"
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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."
}