One clear example is a Japanese man who managed to secure 35 girlfriends just to get free gifts from them.

According to a report by Malay Mail, quoting Tokyoreporter, Takashi Miyagawa pretended to be in a serious relationship with all 35 women.

He also told each one of them that his birthday was on a different day to get them to buy him gifts.

The report said that the 39-year-old’s actual birthday was on Nov 13 but he lied to the women and told them that his birthday was in February, July and somewhere in April.

Women unite again the conman

All the women have since formed a “victims association” and reported Takashi to the police.

The cops now believe that he used a multi-level marketing strategy focusing on selling hydrogen-water showerheads and other products to meet and trick women.

Through his lies and deceit, Takashi managed to receive 100,000 yen (RM3,808) worth in presents.

He also got 20,000 yen (RM761) from one "girlfriend" and a suit valued at 30,000yen (RM1,142) from another.