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I gave you examples of scam phone calls in a recent Safety ・ Reassurance email, but it would be difficult to remember all of these. Moreover, the culprits will change their tactics in many other ways.
Not only scams, but also robbers and burglars have been calling to probe for personal information and pushy sales calls. Take fundamental measures to avoid becoming a victim of various crimes ！

0 Setting up an answering machine
This is the free and easiest way.
Always set your home landline to voicemail, even when you are home, and keep the number of calls as short as possible （ 0 to 2 times ）. Scammers rarely blow into voicemails, so it is safer if you can hear them blow into your voicemail before you pick up or call them back.

〇 Introducing number display
Number display （ This is a way to prevent people from answering the phone unless they know the number by adding a number display ） function. Calls that come in with a blocked or out-of-range display are malicious calls and should not be answered ！ You can also add a blocked call rejection feature .

〇 Purchase a security phone （ Nuisance call prevention device ）
Criminals do not like their voices recorded, so installing a device that announces "This call is being recorded for security purposes" or similar at the beginning of the call will increase your safety. There are also telephones that prevent calls from numbers that have information on unwanted callers. There is also a subsidy system for purchase （ For more information, please visit the Chiba City Consumer Affairs Center website or call 043-207-3603 ） Please consider it.

Many elderly people may have difficulty setting up and signing contracts by themselves, so family members are encouraged to set these up for them.
In addition, if you do not use a landline phone very often, one option is to cancel the landline phone and use only a cell phone.

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[Please tell your family and acquaintances]

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Chiba West Police Station
Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-0011 Japan 2-1-1 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba
TEL:043-277-0110
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