Woman dubbed ‘Sugar Baby Yoshiko’ accused of faking father’s cancer to swindle ¥13.5 million被称为“甜心宝贝吉子”的女子被指控伪造父亲患癌，骗取1350万日元。
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman for allegedly swindling a man out of 13.5 million yen to feed her host club addiction
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman for allegedly swindling a man out of 13.5 million yen to feed her host club addiction.
According to police, the crimes of Yoshiko Takamatsu earned her a notorious nickname among investigators, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 1).
Takamastu met a man in his 60s through a dating app last year. She allegedly spun a web of lies to extort cash from him, telling the victim, “My father has cancer and needs to undergo surgery.”
Under the guise of needing financial assistance for her father’s medical treatments, Takamatsu reportedly defrauded the man out of a total of 13.5 million yen in cash.
Upon her arrest, Takamatsu admitted to the allegations. “I scammed him so I could use the money at host clubs,” she told police.
Yoshiko Takamatsu (X)
Police investigations revealed that she had frequently consulted the victim about her family’s deteriorating health, despite the fact that no one in her family was actually hospitalized.
Due to her calculated extortion tactics, investigators nicknamed her “Itadaki Yoshiko,” which is a play on Itadaki-joshi , meaning a “Sugar Baby” grifter known for scamming older men.
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东京（TR）——东京警视厅逮捕了一名36岁女子，她涉嫌诈骗一名男子1350万日元，以满足其在男公关俱乐部的嗜好。
据日本新闻网（10月1日）报道，警方表示，高松佳子的罪行使她在调查人员中获得了一个臭名昭著的绰号。
去年，高松通过约会软件认识了一名六十多岁的男子。据称，她编造了一系列谎言敲诈勒索该男子的钱财，告诉受害者：“我父亲得了癌症，需要做手术。”
据报道，高松以需要经济援助支付父亲医疗费用为由，诈骗该男子共计1350万日元现金。
高松被捕后承认了这些指控。“我骗了他，这样我就可以用这些钱去男公关俱乐部，”她告诉警方。
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警方调查显示，尽管受害者家中无人住院，但她却经常向受害者咨询其家人的健康状况恶化问题。
由于她精心策划的敲诈勒索手段，调查人员给她起了个绰号叫“Itadaki Yoshiko”，这是对“Itadaki-joshi”（意为“甜心宝贝”）的戏仿，而“甜心宝贝”指的是以诈骗年长男性而闻名的骗子。
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