Romance Scam via SNS: Woman in Numata Loses ¥12.36 Million

"Breaking News ""Gunma Prefecture"".

By AI of ""Isesaki FM"".

A 49-year-old nurse from Numata City fell victim to a ""romance scam"" that exploits romantic feelings through social media to defraud people of money, losing 12.36 million yen.

According to the police, between February and March, the woman met someone claiming to be a man from Osaka Prefecture through a dating app, and received multiple false messages such as ""If you do what I say, you will definitely make money."" Believing the message, the woman used a smartphone app to transfer cash to a specified account six times, losing a total of 12.36 million yen."