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A Man (40) Claiming to Be a Company Executive Was Arrested in Niigata's Kita Ward on Suspicion of Defrauding a Car Buyer of 500,000 Yen by Falsely Claiming the Money Was for "Payment to His Ex-Wife"

A 40-year-old man was arrested last January on suspicion of defrauding a male buyer of 500,000 yen by listing a car on a flea market app. The man arrested on suspicion of fraud is a 40-year-old self-proclaimed company executive with no fixed address. In mid-January last year, the man listed the car on a flea market app and, using a messaging app, lied to a man in his 40s who had expressed interest in purchasing it, saying things like, "Due to th…
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A 40-year-old man was arrested last January on suspicion of defrauding a male buyer of 500,000 yen by listing a car on a flea market app. The man arrested on suspicion of fraud is a 40-year-old self-proclaimed company executive with no fixed address. In mid-January last year, the man listed the car on a flea market app and, using a messaging app, lied to a man in his 40s who had expressed interest in purchasing it, saying things like, "Due to th…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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