KYOTO, Could 21 (News On Japan) –
A 27-year-old Chinese language nationwide enrolled at Kyoto College’s graduate faculty has been arrested for impersonating one other particular person to take the TOEIC English proficiency examination, in what police suspect could also be a part of an organized dishonest scheme.
The suspect, Wang Likun, was taken into custody on Could 18th at a testing web site in Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward on suspicion of illegal entry after he allegedly tried to take the examination underneath a false identification. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Division had been stationed on the venue following a tip from the check’s administering group, which had obtained studies of the identical particular person registering underneath completely different names.
Wang arrived on the web site claiming he had forgotten his examination admission slip. After being requested to fill out a substitute, officers questioned him and found that the identify he offered didn’t match his precise identification.
An extra search revealed a small microphone hidden inside his face masks. Investigators imagine he could have been receiving or transmitting solutions in real-time through the examination.
Wang was additionally discovered to be carrying a pupil ID underneath one other particular person’s identify however bearing his personal photograph. He reportedly instructed authorities he had obtained the ID from one other Chinese language particular person at a Tokyo practice station and stated, “I needed to earn some cash.”
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police are investigating the chance that Wang was performing as a part of a broader dishonest ring, together with others who could have been directing or benefiting from the operation.
Supply: FNN
