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Japan’s male mobile gaming geeks are being taken for a ride in ever-greater numbers by hungry, cash-poor women who befriend them online before tricking them into paying for an expensive dinner for two. This particularly devious scam is on the rise in the Land of the Rising Sun as single Japanese women struggle to pay the bills …

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      1. Robert Carnegie Silver badge
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        Re: Militarization

        Stargate SG-1 repeats are running currently. The Goa'uld get first pick from the dressing-up box, yes, but sometimes they pick real good. And the heroes from Earth are usually in camouflage wear, but once in a while they put Amanda Tapping in a nice frock, and God saw that it was good. Currently it"s the episodes where Daniel Jackson is transcended and keeps showing up in a white woolen sweater and without his spectacles, which is probably making somebody happy.

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  2. grammarpolice

    Too poor to pay for food?

    Try giving up ownership of a smartphone.

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    1. Soruk
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      Re: Too poor to pay for food?

      The linked article mentioned US$150/month - that's about £100/month - enough to keep me going for the best part of a year.

      She really needs to check her tariff, as she's being royally scammed by her mobile operator!

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    >cash-poor women who befriend them online before tricking them into paying for an expensive dinner for two

    Otherwise known as marriage.

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  4. kbutler.toledo
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    Sucker for a pretty face/voice/tweet

    You go Girls!

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  5. JT163
    FAIL

    Scam's a bit strong

    Bit sensationalist no?

    At worst these are chick "pickup artists".

    Not really much different to the male gamers who are trying to pick them up with one thing (a different thing) on their minds.

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