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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Japanese city to restrict how old people use ATMs in bid to stop scams

File. Pedestrians walk along a street in Osaka, Japan, on 14 April 2025 - (AFP/Getty)

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 reported.

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