Wakayama Nishi Police Station presented a letter of appreciation to a customer visiting The Kiyo Bank,Ltd. Minato Branch and the branch's manager at the time for preventing a special fraud. The incident began when Akita? (堅田晃史) pointed out that a woman in her 70s operating an ATM might be the victim of fraud.
On the 27th, Wakayama Nishi Police Station presented letters of appreciation to Akita? (堅田晃史), a customer visiting The Kiyo Bank,Ltd. Minato Branch, and Nagasaka Naoko (長坂尚子), the branch manager at the time, for preventing a special fraud.
At around 4 p.m. on 3 September, Akita? (堅田晃史) visited the branch to make a payment related to his work. He noticed a woman in her 70s operating an ATM and saying things such as “the money will be returned,” and suspected that she might be the target of a scam.
At that point, Akita? (堅田晃史) judged that a bank employee would be better placed to respond than he was, and acted on the decision to notify the branch. Wakayama Nishi Police Station recognized this response and presented a letter of appreciation.
The recipients were Akita? (堅田晃史) and Nagasaka Naoko (長坂尚子), who was the branch manager at the time, making 2 people in total. Their response is considered to have helped prevent the special fraud.