A type of phone scam in which callers pretend to be a relative ('It's me, it's me') and trick victims into sending money; often targets elderly people.
母がオレオレ詐欺の電話で騙され、貴重品を渡しそうになった。
My mother was deceived by an ore-ore scam call and almost handed over valuables.
警察はオレオレ詐欺に注意するよう、地域にチラシを配った。
The police distributed flyers in the neighborhood warning people to beware of ore-ore scams.
『事故を起こした』と偽って金を要求するのは典型的なオレオレ詐欺の手口だ。
Pretending 'I had an accident' and demanding money is a typical ore-ore scam method.