{"id":165493,"date":"2024-09-04T15:11:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=165493&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:11:29","slug":"man-loses-money-sns-scam","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/man-loses-money-sns-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Man Loses \u00a5180 Million in SNS Investment Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man in his 70s from Fukuoka City was defrauded of approximately \u00a5180 million after being lured into a fake investment scheme by a person he met on social media. The man joined an SNS group under the guise of investment, where he was persuaded to deposit money into a specific bank account. Despite showing apparent profits on the website, he was asked to pay &#8220;taxes&#8221; and &#8220;fines,&#8221; leading to multiple transactions over 35 times. This case highlights the growing problem of SNS-based scams in Fukuoka Prefecture, with losses already exceeding \u00a54.3 billion this year. Police are urging residents to remain vigilant and refrain from transferring money to unknown individuals. <strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240903\/5010025500.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_sns-smartphone_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Man Loses \u00a5180 Million in SNS Investment Scam\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_sns-smartphone_2024_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_sns-smartphone_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_sns-smartphone_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_sns-smartphone_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in his 70s from Fukuoka City was defrauded of approximately \u00a5180 million after being lured into a fake investment scheme by a person he met on social media&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-165493","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/165493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}