Suspect admits to the allegations, telling police that he 'wanted to play around with women'
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Man posing as a police officer told victim by telephone that her bank book was being abused by a third party
Inagawa-kai member suspected in swindling of 5 million from an elderly woman in Iwate Prefecture last year
Woman received a telephone call from a person claiming to be a police officer who falsely claimed that her bank cards were being used to commit fraud
Suspect told police, 'I needed money for living expenses'
Victims were tricked into purchasing Amazon.co.jp gift cards that the suspects later obtained
Gang moved its HQ to Kobe's Chuo Ward after being ordered by a court to leave its previous office in Awaji City
Police seized a register containing 20,000 names
Members of fraud rings pose as family members or bank officials on the telephone in targeting elderly persons
Woman in her 70s in Niigata Prefecture suffered the largest recorded loss of ¥220 million