A woman in her 50s in Yamagata City was a victim of a special fraud scheme in which perpetrators impersonated police officers and other officials, defrauding her of 2,000 grams of gold bullion worth approximately 48 million yen. In July 2026, the woman, a resident of Yamagata City, received a phone call from a man claiming to be a postal worker. He told her that her package was being held at the post office and that the contents, including her c…
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A woman in her 50s in Yamagata City was a victim of a special fraud scheme in which perpetrators impersonated police officers and other officials, defrauding her of 2,000 grams of gold bullion worth approximately 48 million yen. In July 2026, the woman, a resident of Yamagata City, received a phone call from a man claiming to be a postal worker. He told her that her package was being held at the post office and that the contents, including her c…