16 Suspects Detained in Timor-Leste for Japanese Police Impersonation Scam
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cybernoz.com16 Suspects Detained in Timor-Leste for Japanese Police Impersonation Scam
Investigators in Timor-Leste have detained 16 people after raiding a building in Dili allegedly used to run telephone scams against people in Japan. The suspects are accused of posing as Japanese police, using staged surroundings and a prepared script to make their claims appear credible. The group included seven Japanese nationals and six Chinese nationals. Investigators recovered a fake police uniform, a backdrop displaying the insignia of a J…
Sixteen foreigners, including seven Japanese nationals, have been detained by local authorities in East Timor, Southeast Asia, in connection with a special fraud scheme. According to local media, authorities searched a hotel in the capital, Dili, on the 2nd and detained 16 foreigners. Seven of them are Japanese nationals. Uniforms and hats believed to have been used to impersonate Japanese police officers, as well as computers and mobile phones,…
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