Four 29-year-old Chinese were arrested for deceiving more than 300,000 yen by abusing a mechanism called "Kyash" that charges the required amount immediately on condition of repayment the following month. rice field.
The Metropolitan Police Department is calling on businesses to strengthen their countermeasures, as the use of these payment services is spreading mainly among the younger generation.
Four people were arrested, including a company officer living in Saitama Prefecture and a Chinese suspect (29).
According to investigators, in July last year, an electronic payment service called "Kyash" was used to quickly charge the required amount on condition of repayment the following month, and a fictitious account was used to avoid repayment. There is a suspicion of computer fraud, etc., for deceiving about 350,000 yen.
"Kyash" is widely used mainly by younger generations because it is easy to apply with a smartphone when you need thousands to tens of thousands of yen for shopping etc., and some businesses are entering similar payment services. It means that it is increasing.
It seems that the four people had created a large number of fictitious accounts using free email addresses, etc., so the Metropolitan Police Department investigated that they had cheated about 2.4 million yen in total by the same method, and took measures against the business operator. We are calling for the strengthening of.
According to the investigation, Mao has denied the charges out of the four.