In a case of SNS-based romance fraud, a woman in her forties from Fukuoka City was swindled out of over 11.6 million yen. This individual was manipulated into transferring money multiple times to a fictitious account by a scammer posing as a Japanese man who established a romantic connection through social media. The victim, who realized the deception when contact was lost, reported the incident to the police on April 15. Fukuoka police are now investigating the matter as a romance scam and urging the public to be skeptical of investment-related communications over social media, which have seen a sharp rise in related fraud incidents across Japan. Source: NHK
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