Seven 64-year-old suspects who were active as investment analysts said that they were soliciting investment without registration in the country, saying, "If you entrust the management of stocks, you can get a high dividend." I was arrested on suspicion of violation.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that it has collected 8 billion yen from about 1,500 people, mainly high-income earners.
Seven people were arrested, including Seisuke Shiraishi (64), whose address is unknown and whose occupation is unknown, and Hiroko Yamashita (48), the president of the consulting firm "Replus" in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, in the two years until March, 12 men and women living in Tokyo, etc. were asked to invest in the country without registration, saying, "If you entrust the management of stocks, you can get a high dividend." , Suspected of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Of the seven, Shiraishi acted as an investment analyst, holding seminars for high-income office workers and women, and also asked investors to solicit acquaintances and paid referral fees. There is a suspicion that it was.
However, according to the people concerned, the victim consulted with the Metropolitan Police Department because the dividend became stagnant a few months after the investment and it became impossible to contact after that.
The Metropolitan Police Department estimates that it has collected a total of 8 billion yen from about 1,500 people, and is investigating the actual situation of its operation in detail.
The approval or disapproval of the seven people has not been disclosed.