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Caution ！ Beware of Support Scams and Investment Scams Using SNS ！ Crime Prevention Information No.32

Kashiwa City Disaster Prevention and Safety Division （ 04-7167-1115 ） Notice】
Please be careful ， as there have been many cases of support fraud and investment fraud using SNS ・ romance fraud in Kashiwa City.

■ Support Scam ■
＜ M.O. ＞ While operating a PC, ， displays a warning screen infected with a virus, and ， demands money by making you call a support desk.
＜ Countermeasure ＞ If a fake security warning screen is displayed ， Do not call the displayed phone number ， Force close the browser or restart the computer.

■ Investment scam ・ Romance scam ■
＜ M.O. ＞
Investment scam ・ ・ ・ Pose as celebrity or investor ， on SNS etc. They offer to make you money by saying things like, "You will make money." and other such investment offers to defraud people of money.
Romance scam ・ ・ ・ Contacting each other on social networking sites ， When romantic feelings develop ， "Let's accumulate assets for our future together." ， and then cheat them out of their money.
＜ Countermeasure ＞ Suspect fraud when talking about money on social networking sites ， Talk to people around you.

[Information source]
Kashiwa Police Station, Chiba Prefecture
TEL ： 04-7148-0110

[Sent from]
Kashiwa City Emergency Management Department Disaster Prevention and Safety Division
TEL ： 04-7167-1115
  • Posted : 2025/02/13
  • Published : 2025/02/13
  • Changed : 2025/02/13
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