SCAMS (Season 1)

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

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    Episode 1 (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2019-07-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Episode 2 (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2019-07-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Episode 3 (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2019-07-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The elderly are hoarding money, and they’re a cancer on Japan. Hearing this, Makoto throws himself into defrauding seniors, but he feels conflicted.

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    Episode 4 (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2019-07-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Pressured into expanding his operation, Kanbe asks Makoto to lead the team. Despite the impossibly high monthly quota, Makoto relishes his new role.

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    Episode 5 (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2019-07-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After a dangerous encounter with Yamada, Makoto realizes he's in too deep to quit. His increasingly suspicious mother confronts him.

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    Episode 6 (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2019-08-05

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Episode 7 (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2019-08-12

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Episode 8 (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2019-08-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After finding out that Seimiya was involved in the burglaries, Dokugawa accuses Makoto of also being an accomplice.

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    Episode 9 (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2019-08-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: 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.

SCAMS

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