Woman, 93, outwits would-be scammer, helps get him arrested, police say
- October 26, 2026 / 6:22 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, a police official told AFP on Monday.
- Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, and senior citizens are often targeted by fraudsters, who last year collectively stole around 325.7 billion yen ($2.0 billion) from their victims.
- The woman, who lives in the Shiga region, received telephone calls from Wednesday through Thursday last week from a man who claimed to be a p
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- October 26, 2026 / 6:22 AM EDT / AFP Add CBS News on Google A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, a police official told AFP on Monday.
- Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, and senior citizens are often targeted by fraudsters, who last year collectively stole around 325.7 billion yen ($2.0 billion) from their victims.
- The woman, who lives in the Shiga region, received telephone calls from Wednesday through Thursday last week from a man who claimed to be a p
Sources: CBS News