Overview
- Aichi Prefectural Police posted an edited recording on YouTube from a January case to show how a caller posing as Kyoto police coached a woman into sending ¥1.5 million.
- In Nagasaki’s Tsushima city, a caller claiming to be from a benefits office and a bank walked a victim through steps at a supermarket ATM and stole about ¥2 million via a transfer to a designated account.
- In Saga’s Ogi city, a man in his 50s sent about ¥2 million after a video call showed a look‑alike police ID and a supposed arrest warrant, followed by orders to move money for a “check.”
- Police state that real agencies do not process refunds at ATMs or ask for bank transfers, urging people to hang up, call official numbers to verify, consult family or police, and use National Police Agency‑recommended call‑blocking apps.
- Aichi police cite ¥9.3 billion in special‑fraud losses last year excluding SNS‑type scams, showing a wide pattern of coercion that often leaves victims unable to recover funds once transferred.