{
  "id": 8903942,
  "title": "Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hong-kong-woman-80-loses-hk-6-million-to-fake-online-investment-expert",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:33:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368267/hong-kong-woman-80-loses-hk6-million-fake-online-investment-expert"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 80‑year‑old woman has lost HK$6 million (US$764,772) to a fake investment expert she met online, Hong Kong police have disclosed. The case was among more than 50 investment scams reported over the past week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million, according to a post on the force’s CyberDefender social media page. The victim, a retiree, first met the fraudster posing as an investment…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/murder-trial-opens-for-ex-husband-and-in-laws-of-hong-kong-socialite",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:34:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hong-kong-woman-80-loses-hk-6-million-to-fake-online-investment-expert-8905712",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:33:54.000Z"
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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."
}