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  "id": 9269519,
  "title": "Singapore police help Meta dismantle 3.7 million scam-linked accounts and pages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/singapore-police-help-meta-dismantle-3-7-million-scam-linked-accounts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/crime/singapore-police-help-meta-dismantle-3-7-million-scam-linked-accounts-and-pages-5123688.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta, the social media platform, has been working with Singapore's police force to combat scammers across its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. According to the police, this collaboration has been ongoing for the past two years. In the first half of this year, Meta removed over 113,000 scam-related entities and pages. The company identified a surge in such activity during the upcoming school holidays when families are more likely to browse for travel deals.\n\nIn June, Meta took down more than 33,600 scam entities and pages, anticipating an increase in scam attempts during the school holidays. By July, the majority of the actions taken by Meta - over 3.6 million entities and pages - were found to be inactive or \"shell pages\", yet potentially exploitable by scammers for future use.\n\nDaryl Poon, Meta's director of law enforcement outreach for Asia Pacific, explained that scammers operate across various platforms and countries, often exploiting the fact that no single organization sees the full picture. The partnership with Singapore's police force, Poon stated, allows Meta to identify threats that might otherwise go unnoticed.\n\nThis collaboration, Poon added, is a model they intend to expand within the region and beyond. Clara Koh, Meta's director of public policy for Southeast Asia, highlighted the alarming trend of scammers now using artificial intelligence to create large numbers of fake profiles, generate offensive content, and produce harmful code. Meta is investing in strengthening its defenses on its platforms to swiftly remove such content, particularly before it can reach unsuspecting users.",
  "summary": "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.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "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-9272130",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "e27",
        "title": "Meta, Singapore Police disrupt 3.7M scam-linked assets across Facebook and Instagram",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-singapore-police-disrupt-3-7m-scam-linked-assets-across-facebook",
        "published": "2026-09-23T05:30:29.000Z"
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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."
}