Matter emerged after another employee observed suspicious activity in a company account in 2016
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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
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I didn't know the package contained cash'
Suspect used the name of an acquaintance in arranging for the rental of an office in Yokohama to a ring that specializes in so-called 'special frauds' in June of last year
Suspect used one of the cards belonging to the man, aged 79 when he died, to purchase a toothbrush and other items from a pharmacy in Hidaka City
Member of the ring hired by the suspect visited the residence of an elderly woman in Kumamoto Prefecture and collected two bank cards and a bank book