Japan Makes First Arrests in Rogue-App Remote Payment Fraud Case: Two Chinese Nationals Held
A joint investigation headquarters led by Fukuoka prefectural police arrested two Chinese nationals on November 10 on suspicion of fraud and other offences, in what police say is Japan's first arrest for a scheme in which victims are induced to install a rogue app so their phones can be remotely operated for payments.
One suspect is 31, unemployed and living in Osaka's Miyakojima ward. The other is 33, describes himself as an electric-vehicle repair worker and has no fixed address. Japanese media identified both men only in katakana transliteration.
Police allege that in September the two conspired with a figure described as the operation's handler, induced a man in his sixties in Hyogo Prefecture to download the rogue app, remotely operated his smartphone, and used an electronic payment service to fraudulently buy about 570,000 yen worth of trading cards at a toy shop in Fukuoka.
Cases using the same method have been reported across Japan since August, and later reporting said the app impersonated services such as short-video platforms. Police are working to identify the handler and the group's structure.
(Source: Kyodo News)
Source: Kyodo News
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