A Japanese man who was internationally wanted by the Osaka Prefectural Police for defrauding cash with a trick called "international romance fraud," in which a person he met on a matching app develops romantic feelings by calling himself a foreigner, has been arrested in Ghana by local investigative authorities. was detained on suspicion of illegal stay.
Soon, he will be transferred to Japan, and the police plan to arrest him on suspicion of fraud.
Hikaru Morikawa (58), whose residence and occupation are unknown, is believed to be the leader of the fraud group who was detained.
According to the Osaka Prefectural Police, Morikawa is suspected of fraud by defrauding two men, including a 55-year-old man living in Kyoto Prefecture, out of a total of 1.5 million yen.
It is believed that the group used a matching app to identify themselves as American writers overseas, and demanded living expenses by making the other person feel romantic.
Morikawa was suspected of instructing members in Japan from Ghana, where he was staying, and the Osaka Prefectural Police obtained an arrest warrant and made an international arrangement. I found out that I was detained at.
Soon, he will be transferred to Japan, and the police plan to arrest him on suspicion of fraud.
The police are clarifying the actual situation because there was a deposit record of 390 million yen from 65 people who are believed to be victims in the group's account.