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93-year-old Japanese grandmother helps trap a scam artist

She helped set the trap during a sharp spike in Japanese data leaks and cyberattacks; the scammer, it turns out, picked the wrong target.

On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on BBN After Hours
Published 2:39 AM ET, Sunday, October 25, 2026

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First reported by SoraNews24: “93-year-old Japanese grannie helps set trap for scam artist half her age”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:39 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Japanese.
BBN covered this story before: Hideki Matsui hired as manager of the Yomiuri Giants (October 23).

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SoraNews2493-year-old Japanese grannie helps set trap for scam artist half her age

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Japan today, a ninety-three-year-old woman helped set a trap for a scam artist half her age, at a time when data leaks and cyberattacks are spiking and many organizations are warning citizens that their personal information may be compromised.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNinety-three, and she out-planned someone forty-six years younger. That is just good posture.