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  "id": 670896,
  "title": "Tokyo fraud losses surge 46% to staggering 34.4 billion yen as SNS scams run rampant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/tokyo-fraud-losses-surge-46-to-staggering-34-4-billion-yen-as-sns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
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    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/tokyo-fraud-losses-surge-46-to-staggering-34-4-billion-yen-as-sns-scams-run-rampant/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Police recommend using smartphone applications capable of blocking international phone calls The post Tokyo fraud losses surge 46% to staggering 34.4 billion yen as SNS scams run rampant appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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