Victim was told on the telephone by a person who posed as her son that he needed funds to cover an investment-related problem
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Suspects targeted primarily elderly persons in Japan in money-transfer scams, police said
Upon her initial arrest in December, the defendant told police that she doubted that she had the means to cover a funeral
Footage provided by police shows the suspect wearing a dark suit, necktie and glasses
Suspect denies the allegations, police said
Police seized 52 telephones and 19 computers from a residence in the city of Pattaya last week
Suspect denied fleeing to Thailand, saying, 'I wanted to open a rice cakes shop'
Suspect told police, 'My boyfriend, whom I met online, has money problems'
Suspect told police, 'I wanted money to play around'
Police suspect that the company collected around ¥46 billion from about 13,000 members