6 gangsters arrested for arresting cash on the phone of elderly people February 20 20:49
Gang members belonging to multiple groups have been arrested for calling the elderly and fooling them with cash. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that gangs have systematically repeated fraud targeting the elderly.
Six people were arrested, including Yuji Sato, a gangster in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, six people suspected that three years ago, a 69-year-old woman in Chiba prefecture called a police officer and lied on a phone call to deceive a cash card and withdraw 1.3 million yen of cash from ATMs. Have been
Two of the six members, Sato, who are said to have been in charge of the group, are gangsters belonging to different organizations of the Sumiyoshi Association.
The Metropolitan Police Department has investigated several gangs involved in systematically repeating fraud targeting the elderly.
In response to the investigation, Sato denied the allegation and stated that he had no knowledge.