noun
theater-style solicitation; fraudulent investment scheme using staged presentations
Refers to a deceptive sales tactic where fraudsters create a theatrical atmosphere—using glossy brochures, phone calls, and staged events—to pressure victims into investing in fake schemes.
劇場型勧誘の手口に引っかからないように注意してください。
Be careful not to fall for theater-style solicitation tactics.
あの会社は劇場型勧誘で高齢者から金をだまし取っていた。
That company was defrauding elderly people through theater-style solicitation.
Compound of 劇場 (theater) + 型 (type) + 勧誘 (solicitation), literally 'theater-type solicitation'. The term describes a fraud method that resembles a staged performance.