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Mobara Police Station will contact you.
In the city of Mobara, an automated voice announces
"Due to non-payment of electricity bill, power will be cut off in two hours. Please press the number '1' on your telephone."
The scam caller says.
If you press the number button as instructed, the call will be connected to a criminal posing as an employee of the power company or a police officer, who will verbally ask you for personal information and cheat you out of your money ！
To avoid being cheated by a scammer
1 Always set your home landline phone to "answering machine setting" and "block caller ID" to avoid answering unnecessary calls
2 Use number display to check the other party's phone number
3 Use the alert ・ call recording function
4 Do not give out personal information over the phone
and take other "phone de measures". and so on.
If money is mentioned over the phone, it is a scam ！
Do not make a decision alone, immediately consult your family or contact the Mobara Police Station.

Also, after the recent typhoon disaster, we have received reports of visits and telemarketing calls from various malicious business practices that take advantage of the damage, such as "You can repair your damaged house with fire insurance" or "You should clean your house as soon as possible. Even if you are told something like "Hurry ・ now ・ free of charge," do not let them enter your house, do not sign a contract on the spot, consult with a family member, and take action to clearly refuse if it is not necessary. If you receive a suspicious visit or solicitation, please report it to the police.

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