Tokyo, April 25, 2025 (AFP) - No phone calls at the ATM, Japan's Osaka tells over-65s

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2025-04-25

The Japanese city of Osaka will ban elderly people from using ATMs while on a phone call under a new rule to tackle a growing scourge of targeted scams. Nationwide, damage from organised fraud schemes -- orchestrated by criminal gangs including the yakuza -- reached a record 72.2 billion yen ($500 million) last year. Older people are often prime targets for cold calls, with scammers posing as relatives, police or lawyers to coax them into withdra......

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