A 34-year-old suspect was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department for pretending to be an acquaintance and deceiving a national loan that can be borrowed by people who are in trouble due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
He denies the allegations against the investigation.
Miki Takahashi (34), unemployed in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, was arrested.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, from October last year to January this year, people who impersonated a woman who was a colleague at work opened a bank account, and people who are having trouble living due to the influence of the new coronavirus. Suspicion of fraud etc.
The suspect somehow obtained the woman's driver's license and opened a bank account.
She denied the allegations, telling investigators that she had no idea what was going on.