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Mongolia Is Late To The Internet, And Falling Prey To Digital Fraud

Mongolia Is Late To The Internet, And Falling Prey To Digital Fraud
Sainaa Tserenjigmed, defrauded by internet-based scams on two separate occasions, takes a break from her job at a brickmaking factory in Dalanzadgad soum, Umnugovi province. Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu/Global Press Journal

The internet is a new experience for many in the country. That makes people easy prey.

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Yakuza Blues: Japan’s Notorious Gangsters Hit Hard By COVID

A Yakuza member shows off his tattoos during a 2014 festival in Tokyo in
A Yakuza member shows off his tattoos during a 2014 festival in Tokyo in Raul Ariano/ZUMA

The infamous (yet legal) Japanese criminal syndicate was already suffering under new laws when the pandemic hit. Now its business model is crumbling.

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