Sweet-Talking Scammer: College Girl Swindles 2.5 Million Yen from 70-Year-Old Man

“Hey, I want 100,000 yen.”

A 70-Year-Old Man Scammed Out of 2.5 Million Yen by a College Student 50 Years His Junior

It must have been a miserable milestone birthday—being swindled out of 2.5 million yen by a woman young enough to be his granddaughter.

On March 1, the Ikuta Police Station of the Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested university junior Mami Miyamoto (21), a resident of Suma Ward, Kobe City, on suspicion of computer fraud.

“The incident occurred in September 2023. At the time, Miyamoto, then 19, summoned a 70-year-old man she was engaged in compensated dating with to Hankyu Sannomiya Station and persistently asked, ‘Hey, I want 100,000 yen,’ and ‘Transfer it to me right now using your smartphone.’ The man, giving in to her plea, accessed his online bank account on the spot and transferred 100,000 yen.

However, Miyamoto then said, ‘It hasn’t gone through. Try using a different account.’ When the man logged into another account, Miyamoto snatched the smartphone from his hands under the pretense of checking whether the deposit had been made and boldly transferred 2.5 million yen to her own account.” (National newspaper social affairs reporter)

The two first met four years ago. At the time, Miyamoto was a high school student, but she had falsified her age to work at a brothel, where she encountered the victim.

“The man seemed to take a liking to Miyamoto and became a frequent customer, always requesting her services. Eventually, he managed to invite her out on dates outside of work. It’s believed that he handed over large sums of cash each time they met, with his total contributions estimated to be around one million yen.

Although he gave the money under the guise of financial support, Miyamoto was not struggling with her living expenses—it was simply money for leisure. After graduating high school, she enrolled in an online university outside the prefecture, and their relationship continued until the incident came to light.” (Same source)

Although Miyamoto successfully swindled her “VIP client” out of 2.5 million yen, the fraudulent transaction was immediately detected, leading the man to report the crime to the Ikuta Police Station.

“Miyamoto shows no sign of remorse and has completely denied the charges, saying, ‘I don’t know anything about such a transfer. I didn’t do it.'” (Investigative source)

Having repeatedly disregarded social norms and led a self-indulgent life, Miyamoto has now lost everything—including her “VIP client”. Perhaps this will finally be the moment she is forced to face the reality of her own life.