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    "affectedCountNote": "Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.",
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          "No recording, forensic report, bank proof or police record inspected.",
          "Final loss after any recovery is unknown.",
          "The caller’s allegation about a relative is a scam claim, not adopted as a true offence.",
          "The event year follows the dated article context; the narrative explicitly gives 27 March."
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          "basis": "A concrete adverse account with an inspected source, explicit attribution and uncertainty. Duplicate and identity review completed.",
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          "status": "suspected"
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      "name": "Kanpur seller reportedly transfers money after alleged AI voice impersonation",
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      "primarySourceUrl": "https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/cheated-for-the-first-time-by-deepfake-ai-in-kanpur-told-uncle-in-nephews-voice-save-me-by-any-means-2024-04-10",
      "primarySourceLabel": "Amar Ujala, Hindi reporting",
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      "id": "2024-aligarh-alleged-voice-cloning-fraud",
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            "assertion": "Local reporting says a parent transferred INR 400,000 after a call claiming his son was in police trouble. The report says police stopped one INR 86,000 transaction.",
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          }
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          "AI technique is attributed to a police statement in reporting; no recording or forensic evidence read.",
          "Final net loss and any later recovery are unknown.",
          "The son's alleged offence was part of the scam narrative, not an allegation adopted by this dossier."
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      "name": "Aligarh parent reportedly transfers money after an alleged AI voice-impersonation call",
      "summary": "Hindi reporting describes a parent in Aligarh transferring INR 400,000 after callers impersonated police and used a voice presented as his son’s. Police reportedly stopped INR 86,000. The AI attribution and transfers have not been independently verified here; final net loss is unknown.",
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          "No court country established in this review. Regulatory authorities and police locations are not automatically courts.",
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