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A Man Impersonating a Company President Defrauded Victims of 27.3 Million Yen, Having the Money Sent From the Company's Account, According to Urasoe Police Station.
The Urasoe Police Station announced on the 8th that a special type of fraud has occurred in central Okinawa Island, in which a perpetrator impersonated the president of a real company and instructed an employee to transfer 27.3 million yen from the company's account to another account. This is believed to be a new type of "fake president fraud" that has been causing a surge in victims nationwide. Several other suspicious incidents have also been…
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The Urasoe Police Station announced on the 8th that a special type of fraud has occurred in central Okinawa Island, in which a perpetrator impersonated the president of a real company and instructed an employee to transfer 27.3 million yen from the company's account to another account. This is believed to be a new type of "fake president fraud" that has been causing a surge in victims nationwide. Several other suspicious incidents have also been…