{
  "id": 9232135,
  "title": "3.6m ‘shell pages’ on Facebook, Instagram found primed for scams after S’pore police tip-off: Meta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/3-6m-shell-pages-on-facebook-instagram-found-primed-for-scams-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/3-6m-shell-pages-on-facebook-instagram-found-primed-for-scams-after-spore-police-tip-off-meta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken action against 3.64 million \"shell pages\" in July, found to be primed for scams, according to information from the Singapore Police Force (SPF). These dormant pages, which appear silent and harmless, could be activated to orchestrate massive scam campaigns across the platforms. In the first half of 2026, Meta and SPF collaborated to dismantle 113,000 scam-linked accounts and pages, 33,600 e-commerce fraud entities, and the 3.6 million shell pages before they could be deployed. Meta has also removed 65 million scam ads on the platforms so far in 2026, detecting 94% of them before users reported them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Meta takes action against 3.7 million scam-linked 'shell pages' and accounts in Singapore police partnership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-takes-action-against-3-7-million-scam-linked-shell-pages-and-9237316",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Meta acts against 3.7 mil. scammers' accounts with Singapore police help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-acts-against-3-7-mil-scammers-accounts-with-singapore-police-help",
        "published": "2026-09-23T02:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Meta, Singapore police act against 3.7m scam-linked accounts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-singapore-police-act-against-3-7m-scam-linked-accounts",
        "published": "2026-09-23T02:27:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}