
Man gambles away huge accidental Covid-19 payment in Japan
A 24-year-old man who was mistakenly paid millions of Japanese yen has already lost the money through online gambling, his lawyer says. The man received 46.3m yen ($357,400; £287,000) in his bank account, money from a Covid-19 relief fund that was supposed to be shared among 463 people. He initially said he would co-operate with officials, but has since vanished. The southern town of Abu in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture is suing the man and also considering criminal action. The blunder happened when the 463 low-income households were meant to receive 100,000 yen ($770; £620) each as part of a government … Continue reading Man gambles away huge accidental Covid-19 payment in Japan