Man in Maebashi Loses ¥1.58 Million in Police Impersonation Scam

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

Maebashi Police Station announced on the 28th that a 33-year-old male office worker from Maebashi City was defrauded of 1.58 million yen in a scam phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer.
On June 10th, the man was contacted by a woman posing as a Shizuoka Prefectural Police officer, who told him that she was investigating a money laundering case and asked for his bank balance via LINE video call.
He was then sent images of a fake police ID and a seizure notice, and made two cash transfers to the specified account ""to verify the account,"" resulting in his fall."