A Man in His 60s From Tsu Fell Victim to a 56 Million Yen Fraud Scam Under the Pretext of Investing Through Social Media

[Tsu] On the 23rd, the Tsu Police Station of the Mie Prefectural Police announced that a self-employed man in his 60s from Tsu City had been defrauded of a total of approximately 56 million yen in cash by people he met through LINE, under the pretext of investment. The case is being investigated as a fraud case. According to the police station, around July 2023, the man was encouraged to invest in FX (foreign exchange margin trading) by a person…