93-Year-Old in Shiga Turns the Tables; Phone Fraudster Arrested After Elderly Woman Lures Suspect into a Trap
A 93-year-old resident of Shiga Prefecture pretended to comply with a caller posing as a police officer, recorded the exchange, and helped officers arrest a 47-year-old man on October 26, 2026, in a rare example of an elderly citizen using caution and presence of mind to foil a phone scam.