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Demanding the Purchase of Alcohol, Making the Payment to a Fictitious establishment... Then Not Showing up on the Day - Fake Reservation Customer Commits "Last-Minute Cancellation Scam" - Naha City Restaurant Suffers 3.52 Million Yen Loss

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On the 4th, Naha Police Station announced that a restaurant in Naha City had been defrauded of 3.52 million yen in cash by a scammer pretending to be a customer and making a false reservation. This method, known as a "last-minute cancellation scam," involves asking the restaurant to purchase high-quality alcohol and other items from fictitious suppliers, and then defrauding the restaurant of the money. This has been occurring one after another a…
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On the 4th, Naha Police Station announced that a restaurant in Naha City had been defrauded of 3.52 million yen in cash by a scammer pretending to be a customer and making a false reservation. This method, known as a "last-minute cancellation scam," involves asking the restaurant to purchase high-quality alcohol and other items from fictitious suppliers, and then defrauding the restaurant of the money. This has been occurring one after another a…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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