Fraudsters posing as law enforcement or bank employees are increasingly targeting residents in Japan, using deceptive tactics to trick them into handing over large sums of money.In some cases, they alternate between threatening and reassuring approaches to pressure victims into complying.An employee of a major corporation recently spoke to Kyodo News after being swindled out of 16 million yen ($100,280), saying "not even recovering the full amount would be enough" to heal the emotional scars of his ordeal.The victim in his 30s said that on Nov. 10, 2025, he received a phone call while cooki…READ FULL ARTICLE
