The National Tax Bureau charges “Itadaki Joshi’ defendant with tax evasion by failing to declare income obtained through fraud. She was accused of defrauding a man of over 150 million yen by making him fall in love with her.
The money she obtained fraudulently was used for personal entertainment expenses such as host clubs. Defendant Watanabe called herself a girl she met on social media, made men she met through dating apps develop romantic feelings for her, and lied about being in financial trouble.