TOKYO -- The recent arrest of 15 Japanese men in Thailand who police allege ran a phone scam targeting mostly elderly people in Japan reflects a disturbing trend sweeping Southeast Asia.
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Japanese phone scammers expand operating bases to Southeast Asia
Recent arrests in Thailand sign of disturbing trend across the region
Phones at a house in Thailand from which an alleged gang of Japanese phone scammers made calls to targets in Japan © Kyodo
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