Victim received a phone call claiming her health insurance card was being used fraudulently
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Suspects are 'relationship brokers' who launder funds from crime victims into cryptocurrencies
Betting with cryptocurrency has changed how many people place wagers online. As digital coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum gain popularity, they now offer new ways…
Perpetrator wrote, 'Your virtual currency savings will earn 0.8 percent interest every day'
Suspects are believed to have sold 9.5 billion yen worth of gold bars over a four-month period
Group exchanged defrauded funds for cryptocurrencies and then rerouted them back to the fraud group
Ring made it difficult to trace the funds by passing them through multiple corporate accounts and cryptocurrency
Ring used ads on chat app Line to target victims
Ring is believed to have defrauded persons out of ¥200 million yen in 70 incidents
Suspects presented counterfeit bills in fraudulently obtaining the cryptocurrency bitcoin