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Man in Kitaakita City Loses 3.57 Million Yen to Fraud After Receiving a Message on His Smartphone Saying, "Would You Like to Exchange Emails with a Woman?" | Akita Sakigake Shimpo Digital Edition
On the 22nd, the Kitaakita Police Station in Akita Prefecture announced that a man in his 60s from Kitaakita City had been a victim of a special fraud scheme and had 3.57 million yen worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him. According to the police station, in late July, the man received a message on his smartphone saying, "You have been exchanging emails with a woman..."
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On the 22nd, the Kitaakita Police Station in Akita Prefecture announced that a man in his 60s from Kitaakita City had been a victim of a special fraud scheme and had 3.57 million yen worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him. According to the police station, in late July, the man received a message on his smartphone saying, "You have been exchanging emails with a woman..."