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Chinese women arrested over ATM 'kiss' robberies in Tokyo
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 12 November, 2014, 11:19pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 13 November, 2014, 3:58am
Julian Ryall in Tokyo
One of the women would kiss the unsuspecting men as they used an ATM machine, while her accomplice rifled through his wallet or used his bank card. Photo: AFP
Japanese police have arrested two Chinese women suspected of being members of a gang that distracts drunken men by kissing them, then robs them.
The ANN News channel reported that one of the women would kiss the unsuspecting men as they used an ATM machine, while her accomplice rifled through his wallet or used his bank card.
The two women have not been named and are only identified as being from China and aged 27 and 30.
They are believed to be part of a criminal group that has taken advantage of more than 850 men in and around Tokyo since 2012, getting away with some 300 million yen (HK$20.1 million).
The two suspects were shown on television news covering their faces as they were escorted into police vehicles.
Police are now questioning the women about a case dating from June in which one of them allegedly approached a 49-year-old office worker as he used an ATM in a convenience store in Tokyo's Ueno district.
While the suspect kissed the befuddled victim, her colleague allegedly stole 200,000 yen that he had just withdrawn from the machine.
A further one million yen was taken in a series of withdrawals from a different convenience store from the same man's account later in the day, national broadcaster NHK reported.
The victim has told police that he has no recollection of the money being taken as he had been drinking heavily before the women approached him.
