{"id":140000,"date":"2021-04-08T16:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T07:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140000&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-04-08T16:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T07:40:57","slug":"paid-priority-covid-19-vaccination-fraud-scheme-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/paid-priority-covid-19-vaccination-fraud-scheme-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid-priority COVID-19 Vaccination Fraud Scheme Surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefectural Police are warning the public about fraudulent phone calls related to the new coronavirus vaccination. On April 5, a resident in Ukiha City received a call from someone claiming to be a Japanese nursing Association member. The caller suggested the resident transmit \u00a520,000 to take part in an early vaccination program. A similar case had been reported in late January in the Chikugo area. The police explain that the region would never offer paid-priority vaccinations. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=6793273&amp;ymd=2021-04-06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnc.co.jp\/news\/articles\/NID2021040610084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TNC<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/tag\/corona\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#fukuokacorona<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-140001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ivan-diaz-_ts3NfjvaXo-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ivvndiaz?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivan Diaz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/logistics?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsplash<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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