Thirteen Japanese nationals have been detained in Indonesia for allegedly engaging in online scams targeting Japanese citizens, an Indonesian immigration official said Wednesday.
Acting Director General of Immigration Yuldi Yusman told a press conference that the Japanese men had been detained late Monday at two locations in the town of Bogor in West Java Province.
“They allegedly conducted online extortion from Indonesia against Japanese victims living outside Indonesia by pretending to be Japanese policemen,” Yuldi said.
Communicating via the Line app, the victims were directed to a fake Japanese court website showing made-up accusations against them, the official…