16 Suspects Detained in Timor-Leste for Japanese Police Impersonation Scam
Timor-Leste detained 16 suspects accused of phone-scamming people in Japan by impersonating police.
Investigators in Timor-Leste detained 16 people after raiding a Dili building allegedly used for telephone scams targeting people in Japan. The group, including seven Japanese and six Chinese nationals, is accused of impersonating Japanese police using a fake uniform, a prefectural police backdrop, and a Japanese-language call script. Callers were told to drop company lines and tell household recipients that a fraudulent parcel had been sent in their name. The report gives no confirmed victim totals, losses, or payment methods, and does not link the detainees to specific syndicates previously flagged by UNODC.
- Sixteen suspects were detained after a Friday raid on a building in Dili.
- Seven Japanese and six Chinese nationals were identified; three nationalities were not disclosed.
- A fake police uniform, police backdrop, and Japanese call script were recovered.
- Callers screened for household lines, then alleged a fraudulent parcel sent in the victim's name.
- No victim counts, losses, or payment methods were confirmed.
- Organizations
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Countries
- Timor-LesteJapanChina
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Investigators in Timor-Leste have detained 16 people after raiding a building in Dili allegedly used to run telephone scams against people in Japan. The suspects are accused of posing as Japanese police, using staged surroundings and a prepared script to make their claims appear credible. The group included seven Japanese nationals and six Chinese nationals.
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