FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested a 68-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in fraud ring based mostly in Cambodia, experiences Nippon News Network (Dec. 9).
In January, Junichi Tomita, a contract worker from Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture is suspected of defrauding a feminine workplace employee of 700,000 yen by posing as a police officer on the phone from the bottom in Cambodia.
The ring operated what’s known as tokushu sagi, which means specialised fraud. Perpetrators of this crime goal a sufferer over the phone and impersonate an authority determine or relative to defraud cash from them.
During questioning, Tomita admitted to the costs. He stated, “I made false phone calls together with other members of a specialized fraud group and defrauded people out of cash.”
According to police, Tomita was a so-called “caller” within the ring. He was approached by means of an acquaintance. “There is specialized fraud work in Cambodia, but it’s a state-sponsored scheme, so you won’t be arrested,” the acquaintance stated. “You can easily earn 30 million yen.”
Tomita then stayed in Cambodia from December final 12 months to March. He earned simply over 1 million yen as a caller.
Regarding his compensation, he stated, “I was initially handed $100 in cash for living expenses, and then I received $300 from a Chinese person as a reward for perfect attendance.”
Police are at the moment investigating the one that launched him to the job and the bottom in Cambodia to make clear the small print.

