SCAMS
SCAMS
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SCAMS

5.8 / 10
2019
1 season
9 episodes
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    01-07-201924m

    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.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    08-07-201924m

    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.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    15-07-201924m

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

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    22-07-201924m

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

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    29-07-201924m

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

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    05-08-201924m

    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.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    12-08-201924m

    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.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    19-08-201924m

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

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    26-08-201924m

    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.

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