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Japan: Man arrested for mistakenly giving him 338,000 euros and eating them online

He was arrested Japanese who is accused of that wasted 338,000 euros in online casinos which were mistakenly paid to him as a bonus, police announced today.

THE arrest was made after the 24-year-old man stated through his lawyer that has wasted all the money these in online gamblingbut added that he decided to return them “slowly”.

On April 8, the man saw 46.3m yen (338,000 euros) credited to his account following a mistake by local officials in charge of helping 463 low-income low-income households pandemic covid-19.

Authorities in the western city of Abu Dhabi, where the man lives, have repeatedly tried to persuade him to return the money through calls, letters and visits.

According to the city council, municipal officials accompanied by the young man’s motherthey even visited him at work to persuade him to return the money, but in vain.

Finally, on May 11, they announced that they would file a lawsuit against him.

“We arrested the man for violating cyber fraud laws,” said a Yamaguchi police officer in Abu Dhabi.

The 24-year-old is believed to have transferred to another account part of the allowance he had receivedwhile he knew that his money had been credited by mistake.

“I believe the arrest is a step towards the truth,” said Abu Dhabi, the mayor of Abu Dhabi.

“I do not honestly believe (that he wasted everything) and it is possible (the money is) somewhere,” he added, commenting that the municipality staff is exhausted by the constant phone calls and emails of angry citizens.

Hanada “humbly apologized” to his citizens for the mistake, stressing that his office “will do everything it can to get back this large sum of money.” The money has already been paid to the households that were entitled to it

Source: News Beast

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