{
  "id": 9119499,
  "title": "Fake Apple centre in Gurgaon ‘shortlisted’ elderly in US, scared them into paying up to $20k",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/fake-apple-centre-in-gurgaon-shortlisted-elderly-in-us-scared-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T18:44:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/fake-apple-centre-in-gurgaon-shortlisted-elderly-in-us-scared-them-into-paying-up-to-20k/articleshow/134396712.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sham Apple service centre in Palam Vihar was busted by Gurgaon police. Elderly US citizens were targeted with fake privacy and virus warnings. Impersonators then demanded thousands of dollars using bogus Federal Trade Commission notices. Police have traced transactions worth two crore rupees from fifteen victims. Eleven individuals were arrested, and the main operator remains at large.",
  "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."
}