Two Vietnamese men, including 41-year-old Nguyen Van Hung, have been arrested on suspicion of receiving ¥500,000 in cash while knowing the money came from special fraud, according to reports.
Special fraud refers to scams run largely by phone, in which callers pose as relatives, police or officials to extract cash and bank cards from victims.
The two are suspected of taking the money from another Vietnamese man. Between November last year and January this year they are believed to have received about ¥50 million from the same man and sent it overseas.
In August, Nguyen was the victim of a robbery in which ¥4.1 million in cash and other items were taken from a food shop that also served as a residence where he worked. Four Japanese men were arrested and indicted as the perpetrators.
Police suspect the robbery group knew in advance that the shop held a large amount of cash before carrying out the attack. They are investigating.