Vivinavi : Chiba : (Japan) Chiba

Mobara Police Station will contact you.
Within the jurisdiction of Mobara Police Station, claiming to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
"We will stop the call in one hour. For more information, please press 1."
An automated voice call saying.
The phone number is ＋ （ plus ） or an international number starting with "1" or "44" or a blocked number.
This call is a scam call. There is no need to connect to an operator. Hang up the phone.

If you connect to an operator, the caller will be connected to the criminal, who will claim to be a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications official, a police officer, etc.
"Your phone may have been used for a crime," "We need to check if your deposit is related to a crime."
You can expect to be directed to a social networking service such as LINE, asked for money, or asked to transfer your deposit to a designated account.
Some of these calls may be made directly to your landline or cell phone, not by an automated voice, but by a perpetrator claiming to be an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Don't be fooled by scammers
?　Always set your home landline to voicemail or blocked call setting
?　Warning ・ Utilize phones with call recording function and countermeasure devices
?　Use number display and do not answer blocked numbers, international numbers beginning with ＋, or unknown numbers
?　Hang up the phone when anyone calls you about money, and call back to a relative's phone number you know or a government representative number you have researched to confirm
?　If the caller asks for personal information, asset information, bank account numbers, account numbers, PINs, etc., do not tell them
？ Take advantage of free international phone numbers on landline phones
Take precautions.

If money is mentioned over the phone, email, or social networking sites, it is a scam ！
Don't make the decision alone, immediately consult a family member, friend, or the police department.

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