The galaxy grifter began to orbit the lonely elderly woman from Hokkaido island after meeting on a social media app in July, ...

A Japanese woman in her 80s lost thousands of dollars to a fake astronaut who conned her into believing he needed her support ...

Japanese authorities are warning people to be on the lookout for online scammers after a woman was taken for a million yen to “save” an astronaut.

The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.

According to the Japanese National Police Agency, there have been 3,326 reported romance scams in the first 11 months of 2024 ...

A Japanese woman lost nearly $6,700 to a scammer posing as an astronaut needing funds to return to Earth. Hokkaido police warn of rising online fraud ...

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Spaceflight accelerates aging in blood stem cells, raising health risks for astronauts and offering insights into human aging ...

Woman loses £5,000 to online scammer pretending to be astronaut ‘stuck in space and needing oxygen’ - Victim was targeted in ...