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Mobara Police Station will contact you.
During 2023, the number of cases of telephone deception in Chiba Prefecture was 1,310, and the amount of damage was approximately 2.96 billion yen.
Of these, 964 cases, or about 70%, were reported by women, with women over 65 years old accounting for 846 cases, or about 60% of all victims.
Most of the victims of telephone deception were initiated by unwanted calls to landline phones.
Even if you think "I know about scams such as the Oleore scam and refund scam, so I won't be fooled ！", if you pick up the phone and talk directly to the perpetrator, you may be deceived and become a victim of the daily changing tactics and the clever talking skills of the perpetrator.
The best way to avoid becoming a victim of telephone deception is to "not talk directly to the criminal.
・ Always set your home landline phone to voicemail and block callers
・ Check the number of the caller on the number display and do not answer unknown numbers or call back
・ Install anti-spam devices
etc. Take countermeasures by phone.
In addition to landline phones, there are also many scams involving suspicious calls to cell phones and short messages, so take measures such as setting your cell phone to reject suspicious calls ・ and emails and using security applications.
Since it may be difficult for elderly people and others to set up or install devices by themselves, family members or acquaintances can help protect their loved ones from phone deception by providing proactive support such as setting up answering machines or teaching them how to use them.

Let's prevent victims of scams under the slogan "If money is mentioned on the phone, it's a scam - even if it's a family member ！.

[Sent from]
Mobara Police Station
7 Hayanoshinden, Mobara, Chiba 297-0031 Japan
TEL:0475-22-0110