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"Your Cell Phone Is a Target of Crime": Man in His 70s From Naha City Swindled Out of Gold Bars Worth 46 Million Yen by "Fake Police officers."

A man in his 70s living in Naha City was defrauded of two gold bars worth approximately 46 million yen by June 6th in a "fake police scam" where someone impersonated a police officer. The Naha Police Station is investigating the case as a special fraud case and is urging the public to be careful, saying that "the police will never ask for money."
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A man in his 70s living in Naha City was defrauded of two gold bars worth approximately 46 million yen by June 6th in a "fake police scam" where someone impersonated a police officer. The Naha Police Station is investigating the case as a special fraud case and is urging the public to be careful, saying that "the police will never ask for money."

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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