TOKYO -- A man accused of using a fake new 10,000-yen (around $67) note at a convenience store in February has been arrested, ...

The fake police officer said if the man temporarily ... the man bought 2.4 kilograms of gold bullion worth around 35.4 million yen at the store the following day. On Nov. 9, he followed ...

But in less than three weeks, he learned that he had been swindled out of 30 million yen ($200,000). The 60-year-old company employee was another victim in the plethora of scams that use famous ...