詐欺で12億円被害 警官かたる手口 - Yahoo!ニュース

This page reports on a scam case where an 80-year-old woman in Ehime Prefecture was defrauded of approximately 1.2 billion yen by people impersonating police officers. According to the National Police Agency, this represents the worst-case special fraud damage on record. The perpetrators claimed over the phone that the victim's account was being used for money laundering, exploiting a chain-type fraud scheme. Despite a bank reporting the suspicious activity, the fraud could not be prevented. The article includes a poll on fraud prevention methods, with 82.1% of respondents considering ignoring suspicious calls most effective.