Fake Imperial Agency Staff Targets Women, Including Hermès Owner’s Acquaintance and Tokugawa Descendant

I know the owner of Hermes because he is an acquaintance of mine. I can buy hard-to-find brand-name goods at a reasonable price.

The man, a self-proclaimed consultant, allegedly swindled the woman out of a hefty bag fee by explaining that he knew the owner of Hermes and was a descendant of the Tokugawa family.

By February 9, Atago Police Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Shinsuke Kikuchi, 52, aka Jiro Kikuchi, on suspicion of extorting money from a woman in her 30s, who allegedly lied about being able to buy a luxury Hermes brand bag called “Birkin” and other items at a low price, and defrauded her out of about 1,800,000 yen. Kikuchi denies the crime, saying that he only accepted the money.

The alleged incident occurred around 2009. Kikuchi and Ms. A met at a restaurant in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Kikuchi actually showed Ms. A several “Birkin” bags to make her trust him, and then misled her by saying, ‘If you give me money, I can buy them at a low price.

Ms. A gave the suspect 1.8 million yen in cash as a deposit. Kikuchi is said to have said, “I am a descendant of a zaibatsu family. I am a descendant of a zaibatsu family. That’s why I know the owner of Hermes and can get it at a low price.

Ms. A is said to have given Kikuchi money for six bags in total, amounting to approximately 7.6 million yen. This is not the first time that Kikuchi has gotten into trouble for “brand fraud. Kikuchi has been involved in numerous cases in the past.

He has been involved in several cases in the past,” said Kikuchi, “using multiple names instead of his real name. He told the victim a false profile to make her trust him. I am a descendant of the Tokugawa family” and “I am an employee of the Imperial Household Agency. The police are investigating Kikuchi, suspecting that he is guilty of many other crimes.

Recently, fraudulent schemes have become increasingly diversified. If you are offered a “tasty deal,” you should be skeptical about whether it is true or not, no matter how respectable the person’s title is. The police warn people to refrain from giving large sums of cash to those who make unsubstantiated offers.