OSAKA, Feb 13 (News On Japan) –
Losses from particular fraud and SNS-based funding and romance scams in Osaka Prefecture over the previous yr exceeded 33.9 billion yen, marking a report excessive.
According to Osaka Prefectural Police, the variety of acknowledged penal code offenses in the course of the previous yr totaled 84,107 instances.
The variety of particular fraud and SNS-based funding and romance rip-off incidents rose by roughly 1,100 from the earlier yr to a mixed 4,813 instances, whereas complete losses reached about 33.9 billion yen, a rise of roughly 15.1 billion yen from the yr earlier than, with each figures marking the worst on report.
Among particular fraud instances, schemes by which perpetrators impersonated cops accounted for the biggest variety of victims. In April final yr, an Osaka girl in her 80s was despatched a picture of a pretend “arrest warrant” and informed her belongings had been beneath investigation, resulting in the theft of gold bullion and different belongings value roughly 270 million yen.
Nationwide, losses from particular fraud and SNS-based funding and romance scams additionally reached a report excessive of greater than 320 billion yen, and police say they plan to strengthen countermeasures.
Source: KTV NEWS