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"We Won 800 Million Yen. We Want to Increase Our Limit to Pay the Fees," an Elderly Couple Told the Post Office Counter staff... The Postmaster Noticed Something Was Wrong and Prevented the Fraud - He Received a Letter of Appreciation From the Police [Special Fraud Damage in Hokkaido Reaches "Approximately 3.8 Billion Yen," Worst Pace Ever] Hakodate City, Hokkaido
A postmaster in Hakodate City received a letter of appreciation from the police for preventing an elderly person from becoming a victim of fraud. "I'm so glad that our regular customers weren't scammed," said Yasuaki Tachibana, postmaster of Hakodate Hanazono Post Office. In August 2026, Yasuaki Tachibana, postmaster of Hakodate Hanazono Post Office, heard an elderly couple at the counter say they had won 800 million yen and wanted to increase t…
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A postmaster in Hakodate City received a letter of appreciation from the police for preventing an elderly person from becoming a victim of fraud. "I'm so glad that our regular customers weren't scammed," said Yasuaki Tachibana, postmaster of Hakodate Hanazono Post Office. In August 2026, Yasuaki Tachibana, postmaster of Hakodate Hanazono Post Office, heard an elderly couple at the counter say they had won 800 million yen and wanted to increase t…