"Did you get your mask?" Feeling sick, pretending to be a son Arrested for attempted fraud May 8 17:03
A 21-year-old man was arrested trying to trick cash from an elderly person in Tokyo who was calling to worry about the new coronavirus, pretending to be a son.
The person arrested was Suspect Touharu (21), whose address and occupation are unknown.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, there is a suspicion of an attempted fraud attempting to trick the cash by calling a male in his 70s in Hachioji, Tokyo, on the 7th of this month.
On the 6th of this month, a man who pretended to be his son first received a phone call from a man pretending to be a son, saying, "Did you get your mask?"
Then, on the 7th, I received a call again and said, "I dropped my bag on the train. It would be a nuisance to the company." However, the man suspected that he was suspicious and reported to the Metropolitan Police Department to receive cash. Was arrested.
At first, the man believed that his son was worried because he had a phone call for his physical condition, and the Metropolitan Police Department cautioned against such tricks.
He said he denied the charges, saying, "I didn't think it was a fraudulent job for carrying cash."