For victims of Bernie Madoff, 'tragedy goes on’ after scammer’s death
Madoff’s death in prison doesn’t change much for his victims, many of whom are still waiting to be made whole on their share of $20 billion that vanished.
Former head of Nagasaki post office may have swindled over ¥1 billion
According to an internal probe, the man in his 60s fraudulently collected money from customers after telling them the payments were for deposits or insurance premiums.
Japan on high alert for COVID-19 vaccination scams
Vaccine-linked scams emerged in January, according to an official, when the approach of the vaccine program quickly captured national attention.
Twitter verification badges and accounts with several hundred thousand followers are sold online for tens of thousands of yen, helping scammers deceive users.
Japan Post Bank to scrap its cashless payment service over security flaws
Until the launch of a new service, the bank will offer the mijica payment service only with available card functions that have proven to be safe, including its use as a debit card.
Man arrested for forging prized popsicle sticks to win Pokemon cards
A man was arrested Wednesday near Tokyo for allegedly forging and sending out dozens of special popsicle sticks to an ice cream manufacturer so they could be redeemed for popular Pokemon cards by the company. Takashi Ono, 43, is suspected of attempting fraud after he ...
Two Japan civil servants suspected of swindling government of ¥2 million in coronavirus aid
The pair of employees from the National Printing Bureau were arrested Wednesday for allegedly filing false claims to receive aid linked to the pandemic.
The man allegedly swindled e-coupons worth some ¥540,000 by making reservations that he didn't use at four hotels in Tokyo under the campaign.
Fake residence cards proliferating as more non-Japanese overstay
Investigators acted on 748 cases of possession, forgery and other offenses involving residence cards in 2019 alone, according to the National Police Agency.
FSA to demand banks strengthen ID checks following fraud tied to NTT service
The Financial Services Agency plans to revise its guidelines on regulating the banking sector to demand stricter customer identity checks for account transfers related to electronic payment services, according to sources. The move comes in response to a series of cases at banks across the ...
Coronavirus-related cybercrime cases topped 600 in first half of 2020: police
Of the total, almost half were fraud cases in which victims ordered face masks online but did not receive them.
Billing scam suspected in surge of calls from nonexistent numbers
Mobile phone calls received in Japan from nonexistent international phone numbers surged in September in a suspected billing fraud and victimized at least one woman, experts warned Tuesday. The indiscriminate calls in Chinese language appear to be made by a bot program targeting Chinese residents ...
