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Tokyo police arrest 2 Vietnamese for suspected illegal purchase of Pokemon cards NHK

Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese men on suspicion of illegally purchasing popular Pokemon cards by creating fake accounts on a sales website. Police suspect the two resold the cards for profit.
The police say one of the suspects, 39-year-old Do Van Cuong, runs a communications service firm in Tokyo.
They say the two men accessed the official sales website for Pokemon goods from June to September 2025 and created 30 fictitious accounts using fraudulently obtained SIM cards.
The website held lotteries that allowed the winners to buy one box of Pokemon cards each.
Police say the two are suspected of illegally buying 4,500 cards in 30 boxes using the fake accounts.
In October 2025, Do Van Cuong was arrested and indicted on fraud charges for giving false information when he bought SIM cards from a communications business company.
Police say the suspects may have used some of the SIM cards obtained at that time to create the fake accounts.
Police searched related facilities and seized more than 15,000 Pokemon cards. They say the two are suspected of making at least 4 million yen, or about 25,500 dollars, by reselling some of the cards.
They have not revealed whether the two suspects have admitted to the allegations.

Okay, here are three four-choice quizzes based on the provided article, strictly adhering to the specified format.

Quiz 1:
What is the primary suspicion against the two Vietnamese men arrested by Tokyo police?
A. Stealing Pokemon cards from a warehouse.
B. Illegally purchasing Pokemon cards by creating fake accounts.
C. Defacing Pokemon card packaging.
D. Hacking into the Pokemon company's database.

Quiz 2:
Approximately when did the alleged fraudulent activity involving the fake accounts take place?
A. January - March 2025
B. April - May 2025
C. June - September 2025
D. October - December 2025

Quiz 3:
What was Do Van Cuong initially arrested and indicted for in October 2025?
A. Fraud charges for giving false information when buying SIM cards.
B. Reselling Pokemon cards without a license.
C. Creating fake online accounts.
D. Operating an illegal communications service firm.

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Answers:
Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2: C
Quiz 3: A
Summary
Tokyo police arrested two Vietnamese men for illegally buying Pokémon cards via fake accounts (30 created) on a sales website. They allegedly resold ~4,500 cards, earning ~$25,500. One suspect faces fraud charges related to SIM card purchases. Over 15,000 cards seized.
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ID: 0be0dcc6-c9d1-4ee1-be86-8c2ee77425e8

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260205_19/

Date: Feb. 5, 2026

Notes: NHK News with Quiz - 2026-02-05

Created: 2026/02/05 21:40

Updated: 2026/02/05 21:42

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