25 Japanese suspects deported from Cambodia arrested over phone scams

Twenty-five Japanese men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of Phnom Penh against people across Japan following their deportation from Cambodia.The suspects, who range in age from 20 to 42 and were arrested while aboard a flight bound for Tokyo's Haneda airport, are believed to have swindled at least 240 million yen ($1.6 million) from their victims, according to investigative sources.Allegations against the group include calling a woman in her 70s in Hokkaido in northern Japan around August, claiming she had won the right to move into a nursing home, a…READ FULL ARTICLE