Tokyo police have arrested a 45-year-old man from Hakodate city, Hokkaido, on suspicion of attempting to defraud a woman in her 30s, whom he had promised to marry, by claiming he had been kidnapped to extort money. to squeeze.
The suspect, Yuichi Nishimura, allegedly seduced the victim with promises of marriage while concealing the fact that he was already married.
Nishimura, who has confessed to the charges, tricked the woman into giving him several million yen over two years, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Authorities are continuing to investigate the case as additional victims have emerged, indicating that Nishimura may have financed his life through this scam.
