The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an official said.

After some exchanges, the scammer one day told her he was “in space on a spaceship right now” but was “under attack and in need of oxygen,” the official said.

The scammer then urged her to pay him online to help him buy oxygen, and successfully hoodwinked around 1 million yen ($6,700) out of her.