Profile

• Drama: Scams (English title) / Scum (literal title)
• Romaji: Sukamu
• Japanese: スカム

• Director: Yuki Kobayashi
• Writer: Daisuke Suzuki (nonfiction), Jun Tsugita
• Network: TBS, MBS
• Episodes:
• Release Date: June 30, 2019 — (MBS) / July 2, 2019 — (TBS)
• Runtime: Sunday 24:50 (MBS) / Tuesday 25:28 (TBS)
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Seijitsu Kusano (Yosuke Sugino) graduated from a prestigious university and landed a job at a large company. His life seemed to be on a smooth sailing journey, but things change drastically for him. Due to the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, Seijitsu Kusano is laid off from his job. This is just 6 months after he started work there. Making things worse, his sick father requires expensive medical treatment that his insurance does not cover. Seijitsu Kusano is also pressured by a bank to repay his student loan. He is now in a desperate situation. Seijitsu Kusano then sees a notice for a job that promises lavish pay. His job turns out to require Seijitsu Kusano to withdraw money from elderly people’s bank accounts. These people are victims of voice phishing.