In an incident in which the presidents of a consulting firm in Tokyo were arrested for defrauding them of investing in overseas funds, the company held monthly parties inviting celebrities and others and handing out cash to customers as dividends. I found out through interviews with the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating in detail that there was an aim not to leave a record of the transaction by handing over cash, as well as making the customer trust that the operation is going well.
Kota Morino, 38, the president of the consulting firm FRich Quest in Tokyo, and eight other suspects received overseas funds from four men, including men in their 20s, in Saitama Prefecture between around October the year before and around January last year. There is a suspicion of fraud as a total of 56.8 million yen was defrauded under the pretext of investing in .
It is known that the president and others were soliciting customers by saying, "You can get a 4% dividend every month," but the company held a party called "hospitality party" every month and paid cash to customers as a dividend. It was newly found in the interview with the Metropolitan Police Department that he had handed it over.
It is said that the party was held at hotels and cruise ships in Tokyo, inviting celebrities such as entertainers.
A male customer who participated said, "It was a system where an envelope containing cash was handed to each person. I felt relieved by meeting face to face with other investors."
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating in detail that there was an aim not to leave a record of the transaction by handing over cash, as well as making the customer trust that the funds are operating smoothly through the party.