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FRAUD

ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2014
Chinese city probes 'AIDS demolition team' threatening residents
A city in central China is investigating reports that workers tasked with demolishing homes for a new development are threatening to infect residents with AIDS if they don't move out, state media reported on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2014
Madoff fraud victims set to get $322 million in latest trustee payout
Victims of Bernard Madoff's $17.5 billion fraud are set to receive a fresh round of payments totaling about $322 million — the latest distribution since the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history fell apart six years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2014
Quack composer Samuragochi contests ¥61 million damages over canceled tour
A composer accused of faking deafness is contesting a damages suit filed over a nationwide tour that was canceled following the revelation that a ghostwriter penned many of his works.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2014
SEC halts trading in four firms tied to Ebola cure scams
U.S. regulators on Thursday suspended trading in four small over-the-counter stocks of companies that they said have been touting the development of products to prevent or treat the Ebola virus, and warned investors to beware of similar scams.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 15, 2014
Creative crooks stay one step ahead
The "Ore, ore" ("It's me") fraudsters and their ilk, who telephone elderly people and pretend to be a relative in need of money to help them out of a jam, keep coming up with new scams.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2014
Rola's father indicted over medical benefit fraud
Japanese prosecutors charged the father of fashion model and TV personality Rola for fraud involving medical benefits on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2014
'Jokyo' scam is swindlers' latest ruse as 'ore-ore' fraud hits new record
Cases of fraud involving swindlers pretending to be relatives of victims continue to rise, with the amount of money defrauded topping a record ¥40 billion in the nine-month period through the end of September, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2014
Complaints over online toy purchases on the rise, NCAC warns
With the Christmas shopping season quickly approaching, the National Consumer Affairs Center is warning people to be careful when buying toys online in order to avoid being defrauded.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2014
Man, 21, held in conspiracy to bilk elderly Yamagata woman out of ¥7 million
Yamagata police on Monday arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly masterminding a fraud in which he ordered a 13-year-old male student to swindle ¥7 million from a woman in her 70s in the city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2014
Medical records are worth more to hackers than credit cards
A person's medical information can be worth 10 times more than a credit card number on the black market.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2014
Kanagawa police set up team to fight scams targeting the elderly
Police in Kanagawa Prefecture set up a team on Wednesday to investigate and prevent fraud targeting the elderly.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2014
Elderly man duped into ¥50 millon payback scam for earlier fraud
A Yokohama man in his 80s was swindled out of about ¥50 million by a male caller who said that he was a government official and that the government can pay off what he lost in an investment fraud case in the past, according to Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2014
Cyberthefts hit record ¥1.85 billion in Japan
Cyberthieves continue to raid Japanese banks with ease, stealing ¥1.85 billion in the first half alone and breaking the full-year record set in 2013.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2014
Former aide to Jasper Johns admits stealing, selling artwork for $6.5 million
A former assistant to renowned American contemporary artist Jasper Johns pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling nearly two dozen of Johns' works without his knowledge.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Aug 23, 2014
Sagi (詐欺)
Instant messenger Line has been a popular target with fraudsters in recent months, with users being asked to buy prepaid cards in messages from friends whose smartphones have been hacked. In August, Line users have been hit by a new type of fraud (sagi, 詐欺) in which swindlers ask for ¥100,000...
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2014
Watch out for fraudsters
The police, local government officials and community volunteers should strive to educate the elderly members of their community about the danger of fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2014
Rola's dad released on scant evidence
Prosecutors have released the father of Japanese television personality Rola due to a lack of evidence backing his arrest on suspicion of fraud.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2014
Rola's dad released due to lack of evidence
Prosecutors say they have released the father of Japanese television personality Rola due to a lack of evidence backing his arrest on suspicion of fraud.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2014
Rola's dad arrested over alleged health fraud
Police say father of prominent TV personality swindled u00a5875,000 from the national health insurance system via fraudulent expense claims.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2014
Madoff sons took millions for real estate, trustee alleges
Bernard Madoff's sons created accounts out of thin air and engineered sham loans to buy pricey Manhattan real estate as they diverted tens of millions of dollars of money from their father's firm, a court-appointed trustee said Tuesday.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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