OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 27-year-old unemployed girl from Osaka Prefecture for allegedly defrauding a 22-year-old girl out of over 2 million yen by falsely promising to introduce her to a male idol, stories TBS News (Aug. 3).
The suspect, a resident of Ibaraki City, was arrested on suspicion of fraud and violating the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes.
According to police, the suspect first related with the sufferer, a resident of Oita City, by way of a Line OpenChat in September of final 12 months. She approached the younger girl claiming, “I am acquaintances with a male idol’s manager. If you pay an introduction fee, you can meet him.”
The suspect was beforehand arrested in June of this 12 months for swindling 850,000 yen from the sufferer within the preliminary stage of the rip-off.
Following that preliminary cost, the suspect escalated the con. She despatched the sufferer messages claiming, “I advanced the introduction fee for you to meet the idol, so I need you to pay me back.” Between November and December of final 12 months, the suspect allegedly bilked the sufferer out of a further 2.05 million yen in money and digital cash throughout 9 separate transactions.
“Damages”
The ruse unraveled in December when the keen fan traveled to a delegated assembly spot in Tokyo, solely to seek out nobody ready for her.
Adding insult to damage, the suspect subsequently contacted the sufferer guilty her for the botched meetup. “You didn’t come to the designated place. You lost their trust,” the suspect reportedly advised her, earlier than overtly demanding further cash as compensation for “damages.”
Realizing she had been duped, the sufferer lastly consulted the police.
During questioning, the suspect admitted to the allegations. Investigators consider the swindled funds have been blown on residing bills and leisure, and police are at present investigating whether or not she has dedicated comparable crimes in opposition to different victims.