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Recent Phone Deception Scams

There have been numerous reports of phone deception and suspicious phone calls in the Funabashi Higashi Police Station area.

・ Callers claiming to be city hall employees lure you to an ATM and ask you to transfer cash, claiming to have a refund.
・ They claim to be a police officer and change the means of contact from phone to LINE or other messaging apps on the grounds that "your cash card is being used fraudulently," etc., and send pictures of search and seizure permits or arrest warrants to make you believe that they are a police officer.

This is a technique such as.

Insurance premiums and taxes are never refunded by operating an ATM. Also, police officers do not use LINE or other messaging applications to contact the public.

If you are directed to these, suspect fraud.

[Sent from]
Funabashi Higashi Police Station
7-9-20 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba 274-0063, Japan
Phone number 047-467-0110
  • [Registrant]船橋東警察署
  • [Language]日本語
  • [TEL]047-467-0110
  • [Location]千葉県 船橋市
  • Posted : 2025/02/17
  • Published : 2025/02/17
  • Changed : 2025/02/17
  • Total View : 33 persons
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