1. A woman in her 80s from Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was defrauded of approximately 400 million yen (2.6 million dollars) worth of gold bars by individuals posing as police and prosecutors.

2. The fraudsters called the woman in August, claiming her mobile phone had been used in crimes and charging her with fraud. They then obtained personal information under the guise of questioning and instructed her to buy gold bars multiple times.

3. The woman followed instructions and purchased 17 kilograms of gold bars, but later lost possession of them by giving some to a man who visited her home. Police are treating this as a fraud case, advising that they never ask for money transfers or the purchase of gold during an investigation.