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Japan online fraud scams

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Latest: Japan police report cryptocurrency fraud totalling ¥29 million

In late July 2026 Japanese police reported two large‑scale fraud cases that together cost victims more than ¥12 million. Both incidents involved scammers using the LINE messaging app to pose as investment advisers—one pr