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[True Story: The Entire Incident] "Seven My Number Cards in a Letter Pack..." → "Could My Name Have Been Used?" A 71-Year-Old Man in Asahikawa City Receives Phone Calls From People Claiming to Be Postal Workers and Police officers... What Was the Key to Preventing the Crime? <Miyabure>

This is part of our ongoing "Scan the Trick" series. While phone calls from people impersonating police officers and other fraudsters continue unabated, this time we'll share a case where simply hanging up prevented the victim from becoming a victim. The man is 71 years old and lives in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. On August 19th, he received a call from a man claiming to be a postal worker. Because the number was unfamiliar to him, the man recorded the…
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This is part of our ongoing "Scan the Trick" series. While phone calls from people impersonating police officers and other fraudsters continue unabated, this time we'll share a case where simply hanging up prevented the victim from becoming a victim. The man is 71 years old and lives in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. On August 19th, he received a call from a man claiming to be a postal worker. Because the number was unfamiliar to him, the man recorded the…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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