70% of such fraud victims are women aged 60 and older. By using the former officials who are experienced in investigations, we hope to detect possible scam cases in advance.

There is a special place in hell for people who scam seniors.

This looks more like an amakudari scam being done for ex-coppers!

The solution to this problem is to require identification for all bank accounts.

If I transfer money to an account I can see the name of the person I am transferring to. The police should also be sure of the name and address of that person so that they can drop by and pay them a visit and ask why the money was transferred to them.

I don't know why this isn't being done. As a foreigner I had to produce identification to open my account. Is the rule different for Japanese people? It shouldn't be.

GWFeb. 26, 2015 - 01:01PM JST This looks more like an amakudari scam being done for ex-coppers!

Actually, since these are female police officers, I suspect many of them will have resigned because of pregnancy, and this is a good way to get them back into the system.

Actually, since these are female police officers, I suspect many of them will have resigned because of pregnancy, and this is a good way to get them back into the system.

Only in Japan wud that even be a plausible scenario!