HYOGO (TR) – Hyogo Prefectural Police on Saturday introduced a person had been swindled in a cryptocurrency fraud after being lured by an individual he believed to be a lady that he met by way of a matchmaking app, stories NHK (Sep. 14).
In line with the Sumoto Police Station, the person, an area authorities worker aged 58, was defrauded out of roughly 120 million yen in crypto belongings.
In June, the person was approached by the particular person he believed to be a lady by the app Line. The particular person then mentioned investing, saying that crypto belongings had been worthwhile.
On greater than a dozen events between July and September 12, he adopted the particular person’s directions and transferred cash a complete of 120.46 million yen to an account specified by her underneath the impression he was buying bitcoin.
When the person stated he needed to withdraw cash, he was advised {that a} price of 25 million yen could be charged. This made the person suspicious, so he consulted the police. Police are treating the case as fraud.