A woman in her 70s living in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, received a phone call from men disguised as a son requesting cash and was deceived by 10 million yen, and police are investigating it as a fraud case.
According to police, around noon on the 16th, a man in his 70s living in Kamakura City called a man disguised as a doctor saying, "My son is suspected of having laryngeal cancer. I lost my wallet and mobile phone." was.
Then, a man disguised as his son answered the phone and said, "I have to settle the company today. I need 32 million yen. How much can I prepare?"
The woman who believed in her story said she handed another man who came to pick up her cash the 10 million yen she had kept at her home.
Later, her suspicious woman called her son directly and realized she had been fooled.
The police are investigating the case as a fraudulent case, and when they are asked for cash by phone, they are suspicious of fraud and always call on them to consult with their family or the police.