他人たにんのカード情報じょうほう登録とうろくしたスマホで不正ふせい購入こうにゅう ベトナム人じんら逮捕たいほ

They used smartphones registered with other peoples credit card information to make payments and illegally purchased a large quantity of electronic cigarettes. Four Vietnamese individuals and a convenience store owner in Tokyo, who is believed to have cooperated with them, were arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department.

All of these cases involved the misuse of Aeon Card users information through a system called offline transactions. However, in the case of Aeon Card, there have been a series of incidents where fraudulent offline use continued even after the card was suspended, so the Metropolitan Police Department is also investigating the connection.

The people who were arrested are four individuals including Pham Thi Thanh Han 26, all of whom are Vietnamese nationals, and Mitsuyoshi Ugajin 50 from Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the suspects are suspected of computer fraud for allegedly using several smartphones registered with other peoples credit card information to illegally purchase over 2,800 boxes of e-cigarettes, worth about 1.6 million yen, at a convenience store in Shinjuku Ward managed by Ugajin last November.

The Vietnamese group reportedly occupied the stores register for up to nearly three hours late at night when there were few customers, continuously purchasing goods. Ugajin, the suspect, is believed to have provided assistance despite knowing it was a crime.

All of the in-store payments involved the misuse of information from AEON cards, which is believed to have been stolen from users through methods such as phishing. This information was exploited in the form of offline payments, where no real-time verification with payment companies was conducted.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that the group of suspects illegally purchased approximately 100 million yen worth of goods from this store alone and profited by reselling them.

In addition, regarding the Aeon Card, they are also investigating the connection, as there have been a series of incidents where fraudulent use through offline transactions continued even after people whose information was stolen had stopped using the card.

We have not disclosed whether the suspects have admitted to the charges.