The scam ‘astronaut’ asked the woman to send him money for ‘landing fees’ and rocket expenses to return to Earth, Kyodo News reported, citing police. — Photo by NASA on Unsplash
A Japanese woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars in an international romance scam, according to police.
The 65-year-old woman in Higashiomi City met a man on Instagram who claimed to be a Russian astronaut working aboard the International Space Station, Japanese outlet Yomiuri Shimbun reported, citing the Shiga Prefectural Police’s Higashi-Omi Police Station’s Oct 7 news release.
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