Suspects are members of a fraud ring that has swindled wealthy persons nationwide out of around ¥400 million
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After the races were completed, the victims were sent copies of forged betting tickets for the winning horses by facsimile
Victim handed over a bank card to the suspect after he arrived at her residence while posing as a bank employee in July
Suspect falsely told the eldest daughter of a deceased 82-year-old man that she must pay to cover the post-mortem certificate
Matter emerged after another employee observed suspicious activity in a company account in 2016
Ring headed by gang member is believed to have swindled at least 85 persons nationwide out of around ¥100 million between October of last year and May
One victim was told over the telephone by a person posing a bank employee that he was eligible for a medical expense refund in February
Police seized a manual outlining how to carry out frauds, a register of names and cash during a raid of a room at the hotel
Suspect told victims that funds would be exchanged for U.S. dollars in a scheme that would pay a dividend
Suspect fled an officer in April; four months later, he defrauded an elderly man