Japanese man who was accidentally paid £290,000 in Covid relief money meant for 460 people vanishes after losing ALL of it gambling on his phone in a month

Japanese man who was accidentally paid £290,000 in Covid relief money meant for 460 people vanishes after losing ALL of it gambling on his phone in a month

Daily Mail·2022-05-18 01:02

A Japanese man who was accidentally paid £290,000 in Covid relief money intended for 463 low-income households has vanished after losing it all in a month through online gambling, the BBCreports.

A government support scheme for those suffering Covid hardship was intended to pay each household £620 in the southern town of Abu in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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