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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:50 pm Reply with quote
The links in the last paragraph are broken.
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Mushi-Man



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:24 pm Reply with quote
Hahahaha why on earth would a 9 year old girl care about stopping, or even know about, bank transfer scams? I feel like these posters wont stop this crime at all. But I guess if anything to prevent remittance fraud, it would most likely be moe.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:26 pm Reply with quote
Without context, I might've thought that I was looking at the cover for a new license from Kitty Media.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:13 am Reply with quote
And here I thought it was a poster warning oji-sans to stop picking up underaged mistresses.

I can't image a 9 year old would know (or better yet, care) about bank transfer scams. But then again, I guess the men need money to pay for lovin'.
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:14 am Reply with quote
I only saw the poster of two men leering over a little girl and thought it was a warning for another crime...
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justafanime



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:26 am Reply with quote
from my prospective of this warning poster.
Looks like tow GROWN MEN are trying to lure this little girl to do something.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:48 am Reply with quote
Only in Japan would one could think what ya guys thought. Laughing
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DarkCraibe



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:39 am Reply with quote
Those are not two men, but an elderly man and woman. And, the little girl is telling them "Don't trust that phone call!".
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RAmmsoldat



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:49 pm Reply with quote
heh heh matsudomoe.....i'll get mah coat
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:12 pm Reply with quote
if anime characters can stop bad things in real world then I don't see why not using them Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:16 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
Only in Japan would one could think what ya guys thought. Laughing


To be fair, Sankaku complex has those weirdo stories.....
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:11 am Reply with quote
DarkCraibe wrote:
Those are not two men, but an elderly man and woman.
Are you sure? Both seem to be sporting side burns cut close to the cheek. Not something a woman could normally have. Wink
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DarkCraibe



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:36 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
DarkCraibe wrote:
Those are not two men, but an elderly man and woman.
Are you sure? Both seem to be sporting side burns cut close to the cheek. Not something a woman could normally have. Wink


The prefectural police said 「孫が祖父母に被害防止を訴えかけている場面を想定した。」 Roughly translated: "We imagined a scene of a grandchild warning her grandfather and grandmother."

Source: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/region/news/111107/chb11110722090002-n1.htm
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egoist



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:30 pm Reply with quote
Funny if you don't read the article because it totally looks like a paedophile warning.
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