Sheet Japan Times reported that Mai Watanabe, also known as “itadaki joshi Riri-chan” (roughly translated: sugar baby Riri), has just been sentenced to 9 years in prison by a court in Nagoya city, Japan, for defrauding people of their love. men she met on dating apps and sold books on how to scam money. The total amount of money “sugar baby” Riri appropriated from the victims amounted to more than 1 million USD.
Besides being in prison, Watanabe was also fined about $52,000.
According to the court’s verdict, the 25-year-old girl defrauded 3 men in their 50s between 2021 and 2023. Among them, one victim was defrauded by a “sugar baby” of up to 756,000 USD. . The victim was convinced that his lover needed money to pay off his debt. The remaining two victims were also deceived with similar stories.
“The defendant’s behavior was very cunning. The defendant used many ways to make the three victims fall in love with him on a dating app,” said judge Yoichi Omura.
Nippon reported that Watanabe spent most of the money appropriated to “support” a young man named Tanaka Hiroshi. This person worked as a hostess in a nightclub in Kabukicho.
At the time of his arrest, the “sugar child” was living hard in a capsule hotel, which is a cramped place for low-income people in Japan.
In addition, Watanabe was also convicted for selling books with instructions on how to scam men to extort money. According to the company Jiji Press newsthe “sugar kid” sold the book to a 21-year-old woman in 2022, helping her scam a deal to receive more than 64,000 USD.
In his handbook, Watanabe details tactics to get money from older men. Books sell for prices ranging from 10,000 yen to 20,000 yen (1.6 to 3.2 million VND). In addition, if anyone wants to buy additional secrets, they will have to pay additional costs. Before being arrested and sentenced for fraud, Watanabe was able to sell nearly 2,000 books.
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