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Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

Highest amount of fraud victim in prefecture in Isesaki City

On the 1st, Isesaki Police Station announced that a 68-year-old temporary worker from Isesaki City received a false phone call about stock trading from a man who claimed to be an employee of a financial institution, and was defrauded of 100,937,190 yen.

The case is being investigated as a fraud case.

It is said to be the highest amount of special fraud victim recognized by the prefectural police since 2020, when comparable data became available.

The man transferred cash to purchase virtual currency.

Being suspicious of the lack of a refund, he contacted the man on July 31. He realized he had been scammed when he was unable to get through.