Detained phone scam suspect extradited to Japan from Thailand

A Japanese man accused of defrauding an individual in his homeland over the phone from his base on the outskirts of Bangkok has been extradited to Japan where he was arrested, investigative sources said Wednesday.The arrest of Daisuke Ogawa, 49, is the latest in a series of cases in which scammer groups were found to be targeting Japanese victims from locations in Southeast Asia.Ogawa arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport around 5:50 a.m. Wednesday after being released from detention in Thailand.Ogawa is suspected of defrauding a man in his 70s in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, in September by…READ FULL ARTICLE