Suspect arrested on suspicion of fraud, identified through bank's suspicious withdrawal monitoring

A 25-year-old Vietnamese national has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of defrauding approximately 8 million yen by posing as a woman on a dating app, according to investigative sources. The suspect is believed to have played a role in withdrawing the laundered proceeds of the fraud, moving money between various accounts. The identification of the suspect was reportedly made possible by a bank's independent monitoring efforts for suspicious withdrawals.