81-Year-Old Man Loses 15.05 Million Yen in SNS Investment Scam.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By Isesaki FM's AI.

On the 23rd, Ohtashi announced that an 81-year-old male office worker had been defrauded of 15.05 million yen in an investment scam using social media. According to police, in early June, the man responded to a social media account claiming to be a real celebrity and posting about the economy and stocks, which led him to the free messaging app LINE. He then joined a group that approached him about investing, and on July 11th, he handed over 5 million yen, and then another 10.05 million yen on the 11th of this month, to a woman who appeared in the parking lot of Ohtashi. The incident came to light when the man became suspicious and contacted the police. Police are investigating the case as a fraud.