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Woman, 93, outwits scammer, helps police arrest him
A Japanese pensioner suspected a fraud call, alerted police, and helped them catch the suspect at her door.
In brief
A Japanese pensioner suspected a fraud call, alerted police, and helped them catch the suspect at her door. A ninety three year old woman in Shiga, Japan suspected a phone scam, consulted police, and helped officers arrest a forty seven year old man who came to her home. Originally reported by CBS News.
Scammer targets woman in Shiga
A ninety three year old woman in the Shiga region received calls from Wednesday through Thursday from a man claiming to be a police officer.
Woman suspects fraud, alerts police
The caller told her to give her ATM card to a man posing as a police officer who would visit her home.
Police arrest suspect at her door
Officers were at her house before the scammer arrived on Thursday.When a forty seven year old man appeared at her doorstep, waiting officers arrested him on the spot.
“The person is someone in good health and highly articulate.”
The key point
A ninety three year old woman in Shiga, Japan suspected a phone scam, consulted police, and helped officers arrest a forty seven year old man who came to her home.
