Japanese dating scammer Mai Watanabe was sentenced to nine years in jail on Monday after being found to have defrauded 155.8 million yen ($1 million) out of men on dating apps.
The 25-year-old, known to many as "sugar baby Riri", was also found guilty of creating a manual to guide others in carrying out her scamming activities, and the Japanese Times reported that in addition to her sentencing, the Nagoya District Court also handed Watanabe a fine worth eight million yen ($51,700).
