A person from Osaka was arrested on suspicion of taking a web based recruitment check for another person for a price, the primary such case in Japan, the Metropolitan Police Division mentioned on Tuesday.
Nobuto Tanaka, 28, an worker of Kansai Electrical Energy Co., was arrested by Tokyo police on Monday for allegedly taking a bank card firm’s on-line recruitment check for a fourth-year scholar in April. Additionally it is claimed that he has taken 1000’s of exams for different folks.
Police additionally referred the coed’s case to prosecutors on Tuesday for the unauthorized creation and disclosure of confidential digital data.
Picture taken on November 22, 2022 at a Tokyo police station reveals books, laptops and different gadgets confiscated by police in reference to the arrest of a Kansai Electrical Energy Co. worker for allegedly taking a web based recruitment check for a different particular person had accomplished towards fee. (kyodo)
The arrest underscores the rising drawback of on-line recruitment examination fraud, which has been more and more adopted by corporations in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tanaka can be suspected of taking exams for round 1,000 completely different corporations since January after receiving inquiries from round 300 folks by way of social media, police mentioned. He has allegedly informed investigators that he has taken round “4,000 assessments” for about 4 years.
Tanaka is believed to have earned round 4 million yen (US$28,000) this 12 months after charging individuals who offered particulars like their examination IDs and passwords about 2,000 yen per topic.
He’s believed to have taken exams for about 20 corporations on the scholar’s request and acquired funds of about 100,000 yen from her.
“At first it was simply to make some cash, however I discovered it rewarding after the scholars confirmed me their appreciation,” Tanaka was quoted as saying. “I really feel remorse that I negatively impacted college students and firms.”
Tanaka, a graduate of one in every of Kyoto College’s graduate faculties, seemed to be selling his educational profession on social media, saying he has a “cross price of over 95 p.c.”
Kansai Electrical mentioned in an announcement that Tanaka’s arrest was “extraordinarily regrettable” and his place on the firm could be “handled severely” in line with the end result of the investigation.