Osaka will become the first region in Japan to ban people aged 65 and above from using ATMs while on mobile phones. The move is aimed at curbing phone-based fraud that targets the elderly ...

Osaka will become the first region in Japan to ban people aged 65 and above from using ATMs while on mobile phones. The move is aimed at curbing phone-based fraud that targets the elderly, local media ...

Education and awareness programmes offer better solutions to protect vulnerable citizens, writes a reader ...

ATM operators must inform users about the ban. Representative Image (AI) TOKYO: The Japanese city of Osaka will ban elderly people from using ATMs while on a phone call under a new rule to tackle ...

Tokyo: The Japanese city of Osaka will ban elderly people from using ATMs while on a phone call under a new rule to tackle a growing scourge of targeted scams. Nationwide, damage from organised ...

The Japanese city of Osaka will ban elderly people from using ATMs while on a phone call under a new rule to tackle a growing scourge of targeted scams. A person counting money in front of an ATM.