In the case where deposits and savings were illegally withdrawn at banks in various places through the electronic payment service "docomo account", a heating type was used from a convenience store in Saitama prefecture using the "docomo account" where the deposits and savings of others were illegally deposited. Two men in their twenties of Chinese nationality were arrested for cheating on cigarettes.
Police are also planning to arrest another woman, and are investigating it as if there is systematic involvement.
NTT DoCoMo's "docomo account" is a service that allows you to make payments on your smartphone by registering a bank account and making a deposit. Last year, there was damage caused by illegal withdrawal of deposits and savings from the accounts of regional banks and Japan Post Bank that are affiliated with Japan Post Bank. One after another, the total amount has reached about 130 cases and 29 million yen.
Some of them were used to purchase products at convenience stores in the Kanto region, and police in each area set up a joint investigation headquarters and proceeded with the investigation, but on the 19th, a man in his 20s with Chinese nationality 2 Interviews with investigators revealed that a person was arrested on suspicion of fraud.
The police are planning to arrest a woman in her twenties who is Chinese, assuming that she was also involved.
According to the investigation so far, from August to September last year, the three people used the "docomo account" where the deposits and savings of others were illegally deposited, and used the heated cigarettes at convenience stores in Saitama prefecture and home appliance mass retailers in Tokyo. There is a suspicion that he has deceived and tablet terminals, and the total damage amounted to more than 440,000 yen.
It seems that the three were roles called "buyers" who only purchased the products, and the police are investigating in detail, considering that they have systematic involvement such as instructors.
Docomo account structure and damage
"DoCoMo Account" is NTT DoCoMo's electronic payment service that allows you to shop and transfer money on your smartphone.
So to speak, it is a "wallet on the Internet" and is charged from a registered bank account or convenience store.
This mechanism was abused, and in September last year, it was revealed that deposits were illegally withdrawn from accounts at two regional banks and deposited into a "docomo account".
After that, it was found that similar damages were occurring one after another at Japan Post Bank and regional banks in each region, and according to NTT DoCoMo, 128 cases have been confirmed so far, and the damage amount has reached 28.85 million yen.
According to the police, it is believed that someone had illegally obtained information such as another person's bank account and PIN, and then linked it to a "docomo account" that was opened without permission and deposited the deposit.
Inadequate security has been pointed out as the background to the spread of damage.
At the time of discovery, it was possible to open a "docomo account" using only an email address, and identity verification was inadequate.
In response to a series of fraudulent uses, NTT DoCoMo requires registration of mobile phone numbers when opening an account, and is taking measures such as strengthening identity verification.