Police believe the suspects helped arrange for 20 residences to be used by rings in investment-related scams
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Suspect told police, 'I was offered a job via a telephone call from a person I did not know'
Suspect promised victims a dividend for funds that he claimed would be exchanged for U.S. dollars
Suspect told police, 'On Twitter, I saw a job listed that paid ¥30,000 yen'
Suspect allegedly posed a representative from a law office when he arrived at the victim's residence and collected the cash
Police apprehended the suspects at a pachinko parlor in Chiba Prefecture after receiving a tip indicating that they frequent the establishment
Suspect told police, 'I used the money to repay debts'
Member of the ring posed as a seller of corporate bonds in swindling an elderly woman in Ibaraki Prefecture earlier this month
Operation has collected more than ¥100 million from victims since last November, police said
Members of the ring posed as representatives from a consumer affairs center in swindling victims