Two men suspected of belonging to a Cambodia-based special fraud group have been rearrested over allegedly posing as police officers to swindle ¥300,000 from a woman in her 20s in the Philippines, FNN Prime Online reported.
The suspects are Takumi Oi, 31, of no fixed address and unemployed, and Sho Okada, 28. Police did not release their occupations.
Oi has tattoos running from his forehead past his temples to his cheeks. The two characters inked at his temples read as 仁義 (jingi), a yakuza term for the code of honor among gang members.
The alleged scam
According to police, the two called the woman from the Philippines in January 2026 and claimed to be police officers. They told her she needed to transfer cash to an account to prove her innocence, and took ¥300,000, police said.
They then instructed her to undress on a video call, saying a physical examination was necessary, and filmed her naked, according to the allegations.
Police suspect the pair are members of a special fraud group based in Cambodia. They were taken into custody in the Philippines in April 2026.
Investigators plan to question them about why they filmed the woman, FNN Prime Online reported.