Fake monks in Japan

Asking for donations on the pretense of a noble religious purpose

josphine_stephens 25 Jun 2019 2 0

Last year, I visited Tokyo, Japan, and fell for a scam when a man that was dressed like a monk approached me and asked me to donate some funds for a religious purpose. The man was very persuasive and he even produced a list that showed what other people had contributed to his course.

As a result, being a religious person myself, I decided to donate $10 (approximately 1075¥) to the monk. It is not until later that my friend, who has been living in Japan for seven years, told me that the religious man was actually a fake monk. The scammer earned his livelihood by asking for donations through the pretense that the money for a noble religious purpose.

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Scamming $100 off us

bmadeline 6 Jun 2019 2 0

I was hustled by a monk in Tokyo he ended up scamming $100 off us, lesson learnt though

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It’s a scam

bhope 25 Mar 2019 2 0

They approached me in Akihabara when I was out with my two kids (2 and 5 years old at the time). I offered him the change in my pocket and he argued with me that he accepted US money. I lived in Japan at the time and he was -very-sour when I told him I lived in Yokosuka and did not carry US money.

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