Five 27-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of violating the Specified Commercial Transactions Law, alleging that they solicited investment from customers by explaining that they would definitely make money if they invested in a tree planting business in Indonesia.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that it has collected more than 400 million yen from more than 700 people nationwide.
Five men and women were arrested, including a 27-year-old suspect, Kazuto Osato, whose occupation is unknown in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, three years ago in 2018, the five people called themselves an investment consultant group and explained that "If you invest in Indonesian tree planting business, you will definitely make money. If you invest 600,000 yen, it will be 20 million yen in 8 years." There is a suspicion of violating the Specified Commercial Transactions Law, such as soliciting investment from a woman in her twenties living in Tokyo.
The woman invested 500,000 yen, but after that, because there was no dividend, she consulted with the Metropolitan Police Department and discovered the damage, so in response to the investigation, Osato was silent and three were suspected. Is to admit.
It is said that the group increased the number of customers by soliciting "Do you want to change your life?" On SNS, holding seminars in Tokyo, planning tours to Indonesia, etc., but the actual situation of the tree planting business Is not confirmed.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that it has collected about 430 million yen from more than 700 people nationwide.