A suspect in his 50s was arrested for purchasing a product by illegally using someone else's points that can be used for shopping.
It is believed that a smartphone app that manages multiple point cards was misused to register someone else's point card number and display a barcode for payment, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.
Mio Yagi (53), an unemployed person living in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, was arrested.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, he is suspected of fraud by illegally using another person's points of NTT Docomo's point service "d point" that can be used for shopping etc., and purchasing three items such as comic books at a store near his home. .
It is believed that the number of another person's point card obtained in some way was registered in an application that manages multiple point cards, and the barcode for payment was displayed on the smartphone.
She told investigators that she had consulted with a lawyer before deciding whether to speak.
The Metropolitan Police Department believes that about 80 people's points worth 500,000 yen were illegally used from April to September last year, and is investigating details such as how to obtain the card number.