Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published • loading... • Updated

A Woman in Her 60s Was Scammed Out of 7 Million Yen in a Fake Police Scam; a Man Claiming to Be an Osaka Prefectural Police Officer and a Postal Worker Said, "In the Mail You sent..."

A woman in her 60s living in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, was defrauded of approximately 7 million yen in a fake police scam. According to the police, in early September, a man claiming to be an Osaka Post Office employee called the woman's landline and told her that a package she had sent to Shanghai contained her cash card and was being held up at customs. When the woman stated she had no recollection of sending such a package, the man transfer…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

A woman in her 60s living in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, was defrauded of approximately 7 million yen in a fake police scam. According to the police, in early September, a man claiming to be an Osaka Post Office employee called the woman's landline and told her that a package she had sent to Shanghai contained her cash card and was being held up at customs. When the woman stated she had no recollection of sending such a package, the man transfer…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal