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Confirmation of Foreign PEPs
(Politically Exposed Persons)
Under the Act of Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, World Currency Shop is required by the law to check whether our customers are considered foreign "Politically Exposed Persons(PEPs)".
A foreign "Politically Exposed Person" is a person falling under any of the following categories:
Ⅰ:Person in an important public position of a foreign country"
Ⅱ: A person formerly in category "Ⅰ"above.
Ⅲ: A family member of a person in category "Ⅰ" or "Ⅱ" above, i.e. the spouse (including the common-law partner), father, mother, children, siblings, or the father, mother, or children of the spouse.
If you/your company's beneficial owner(s) is/are Foreign PEPs, we ask you to submit two or more official identification documents and confirm your asset and income statuses, etc. when you exchange currencies over 2 million yen.