The widespread occurrence of the scam called “dark part-time jobs” on social media, promising large rewards, is likely responsible for a number of robberies in both Kanto and Western Japan. Law enforcement is trying to determine the group behind it, and those involved, who have no prior knowledge of each other, have eagerly accepted the task, despite the fact that the organizer has yet to provide them with the promised reward.
The dark part-time job ads tend to promise a million yen reward for each successful robbery, and although this hasn’t deterred would-be robbers, it’s raised concerns among the public. The ads promise large rewards, but the organizer has yet to provide the robbers with the promised reward, which has raised concerns among the public.
Following the arrests of Rikuto Nagata and Masaya Yamada, both of whom are charged with robbery resulting in harm, the Metropolitan Police Department is continuing to investigate the circumstances of the occurrence. It is assumed that the motive for the crimes may have been financial, and investigators are looking into whether the two arrests are related.
Masaya Yamada and Masashi Hasegawa were arrested on the accusation of robbing a convenience store resulting in harm. Nagata is being investigated for his possible involvement in this robbery and two separate incidents that occurred on the same day. The rental car that he was seen driving in both cases was also found at the scene. Five people have already been arrested in relation to the attempted robbery that took place at a private home in Iwakuni City last year, and it is likely that Nagata was also involved in this crime. If he is found guilty, Nagata could face a lengthy prison sentence.
The prosecutor said that the man had responded to a job offer and been informed by his superior that it was a Tataki job – a euphemism for robbery. This is a shady part-time job that involves recruiting nineteen-year-olds from different locations and paying them high compensation. Regarding the robbery of 29 items (approximately worth 27 million yen), including necklaces, at the jewelry store in Shibuya Ward during the beginning of last month, one of the three nineteen-year-old men taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police Department disclosed that he had been recruited on the dark web platform of Gram and invited the other two.
The Metropolitan Police is investigating whether these three individuals were involved in a recent robbery that happened in the Kanto area. Additionally, there have been a number of “dark temporary jobs” and “special fraud” groups targeting elderly people that have heightened our suspicion. It is hard to ask for their deletion or control, as they are using jargon to recruit dark part-time workers.