More than six billion yen (S$60m) were pilfered through phone scams, in addition to at least 50 violent robberies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO – In three years, unsuspecting victims in Japan lost more than six billion yen through phone scams. Then a spate of at least 50 violent robberies hit 14 prefectures across the country.
What is even more shocking was that these cases were “directed” all the way from the Philippines, with the tentacles of the alleged mastermind having stretched far and wide from his base in Manila – even from behind bars after his arrest in 2021.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
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