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Woman Arrested for Falsely Selling K-On!! Concert Tickets
posted on by Egan Loo
The cyber crime unit of the Tokyo police arrested an unemployed 23-year-old female suspect named Hikaru Tamura for fraud, for allegedly taking money under the pretense of selling K-ON!! live concert tickets online. On February 17, the suspect reportedly posted on the 2channel forum site that she wanted to quickly sell tickets for "Come With Me!!" — the February 20 K-ON!! live concert with the cast from the anime.
According to the police, the suspect did not actually have the tickets, so she took an image of real tickets from another site. She allegedly sent the image via email to the victim along with instructions to send money to her bank account. She reportedly accepted 23,000 yen (about US$300) for two tickets from an 18-year-old male Tokyo college freshman into her account listed under her own name. (The tickets originally sold for 7,800 yen or US$100 each.) The police are questioning the suspect on other possible crimes.
The Fuji News Network posted a video report on the arrest.
Sources: Sankei News, Nikkan Sports
Image © kakifly, Houbunsha/Sakuragaoka High School Light Music Club
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