TV series

SCAMS

Name: SCAMS
Released: 2019
Cast: Ron Mizuma, Ryohei Otani, Maika Yamamoto, Naomi Nishida, Shuntaro Yanagi

2019· 1 season· 24 min episodes★ 5.8Ended

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Synopsis

Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.

Themes

suicide robbery police brutality restaurant golf insurance fraud boss playground mafia boss swimming pool crime boss house arrest car crash jail

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upJul 1, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
After losing his corporate job, Makoto is broke and increasingly in debt. With no prospects and nowhere to turn, he takes up a suspicious offer.
E2 Episode 2Jul 8, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
Makoto begins a hellish training program for new-hires. Unlike the other trainees, he knows this work is illegal, but he’s determined to keep the job.
E3 Episode 3Jul 15, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
The elderly are hoarding money, and they’re a cancer on Japan. Hearing this, Makoto throws himself into defrauding seniors, but he feels conflicted.
E4 Episode 4Jul 22, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
Pressured into expanding his operation, Kanbe asks Makoto to lead the team. Despite the impossibly high monthly quota, Makoto relishes his new role.
E5 Episode 5Jul 29, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
After a dangerous encounter with Yamada, Makoto realizes he's in too deep to quit. His increasingly suspicious mother confronts him.
E6 Episode 6Aug 5, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
Harassed by the elderly in her job as a home care worker, a fed up Sachiko decides to support Makoto in his misdeeds and provides him with client data.
E7 Episode 7Aug 12, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
Makoto fears a teammate may be connected to the burglaries targeting Sachiko's client list. He decides to call it quits once he meets his quota.
E8 Episode 8Aug 19, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
After finding out that Seimiya was involved in the burglaries, Dokugawa accuses Makoto of also being an accomplice.
E9 Episode 9Aug 26, 2019 · 24 min
Synopsis
As the operation crumbles, the team works to destroy all their evidence. The police are closing in, but Makoto tries to act like everything's fine.