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  "id": 9246405,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260923/meta-acts-against-37-mil-scammers-accounts-with-singapore-police-help"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta has taken action against over 3.7 million scam-related accounts, pages, and content this year, according to the company. This figure is based on information provided by the Singapore police, with which Meta has been collaborating to identify and dismantle entire networks of scammers. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has been assisting Meta's investigators in this effort through an information-sharing partnership established over the past two years. During the first half of the year, from January to June, Meta removed more than 113,000 entities and pages associated with fraud and scams on Facebook and Instagram, according to executives at a media briefing. In June, Meta reported disrupting over 33,600 entities and pages linked to scammers attempting to exploit the upcoming school holidays, when families are actively seeking travel deals online. July saw Meta taking action against more than 3.6 million entities and pages, the vast majority of which were shell pages – inactive accounts that could still be acquired by scammers for future fraudulent activities. The company did not provide any comparative figures for the remaining months.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE — Meta has disrupted more than 3.7 million scam-linked accounts, pages and other content this year based on information provided by the Singapore police, the company said Wednesday. The social media giant said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) has been helping Meta's investigators \"identify and dismantle entire ecosystems of scammers\" through an information-sharing collaboration in place…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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-9249476",
        "published": "2026-09-23T02:42:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Meta acts against 3.7 million scammers' accounts with Singapore police help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-acts-against-3-7-million-scammers-accounts-with-singapore-police",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:02:48.000Z"
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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."
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