A typical example of such fraudulent schemes was a bogus gold scam in which about 30,000 people, including many pensioners, were reportedly swindled out of 200 billion yen ($1.5 billion).
Tüüpiline näide taolisest sulitembust oli kullatehing, mille käigus peteti teadete kohaselt umbes 30000 inimeselt, kelle hulgas oli ka palju pensionäre, välja 200 miljardit jeeni (u. 24 miljardit krooni).