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"You Might Be Arrested if Things Continue Like This," "You Can Avoid Arrest if You Pay Bail"—a Man in His 60s Was Scammed Out of 11.18 Million Yen by Men Claiming to Be Police Officers and prosecutors... The Case Was Discovered Thanks to Information From a Financial Institution in Kushiro City, Hokkaido
A man in his 60s living in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, was defrauded of 11.18 million yen in cash by men claiming to be police officers and prosecutors who told him that he could avoid arrest if he paid bail. Police are investigating the case as a special fraud. According to the police, on September 5, 2026, the man received a phone call on his smartphone from men claiming to be police officers from the Niigata Prefectural Police. The man said thing…
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A man in his 60s living in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, was defrauded of 11.18 million yen in cash by men claiming to be police officers and prosecutors who told him that he could avoid arrest if he paid bail. Police are investigating the case as a special fraud. According to the police, on September 5, 2026, the man received a phone call on his smartphone from men claiming to be police officers from the Niigata Prefectural Police. The man said thing…