Pokémon Card Owner in Japan Swindled Out of Over $300000 After Falling for One of the Oldest Fake Money Tricks in the Book

fr: IGN at https://ift.tt/5ps0FNQ March 19, 2026 at 09:07AM Police in Japan have arrested three men in a Pokémon card-buying scam. The alleged criminals arranged to buy three rare Pokémon cards for 51 million yen (approx. $320,000) from an individual. However, the paper bag they handed over to the victim was just filled with bundles of paper designed to look… 

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