The amount of money swindled in special fraud cases in Japan from January to July was ¥72.21 billion, surpassing the amount for the whole of 2024, at ¥71.88 billion, which had been the worst annual ...

Incidents of investment fraud and romance scams via social media have more than tripled in the first eight months of this year, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, prompting authorities to ...

The number of reported specialized fraud cases in Japan rose in 2021, for the first time in four years. In particular there was a sharp increase in the number of “refund scams,” where the target is ...

Food fraud is escalating rapidly worldwide. Reported cases jumped 10% in 2024 and early data indicates the same increase for 2025 (supply chain consultants Food Chain ID). And those are just the ...

Minors undergo rehabilitation education at the Tama juvenile facility in the Tokyo suburban city of Hachioji on July 4, 2017. (Mainichi, photo partially modified) With cases of special fraud -- done ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 12, 2025, refused to quash an FIR in a cyber-fraud case, stating that the criminal process cannot give way to a private settlement. Badri Mandal and ...

The majority of fraud cases in Ontario have ended with charges being stayed or withdrawn since 2020 because of COVID-19-related backlogs, the growing complexity of frauds, and a lack of resources in ...

A venue offering support for applying for COVID-19 subsidies targeting hard-hit businesses is seen in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on June 9, 2020. (Pool photo) TOKYO -- Numerous fraud cases have surfaced in ...

Banks have reported 11,615 fraud cases involving Rs 3,497 crore in 2024–25, down from 35,530 cases involving Rs 5,856 crore in 2023–24, according to data published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ...

NUTLEY, NJ — Several more cases of fraud have been reported in Nutley over the past few weeks, authorities said Wednesday. The Nutley Police Department released the following details about recent ...