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Chiba City ： Beware of Fictitious Charge Scam

This is an announcement from Chiba Chuo Police Station.

We are aware of a "fictitious charge fraud" e-mail today.
This scam is a scam that claims that your computer or smartphone has an unpaid fee for a pay site. If you don't pay it by the end of the day, you will be taken to court. The scammer will then send an e-mail to your PC or smartphone saying, "There is an unpaid fee for a pay site, and if you don't pay it by the end of the day, you will be taken to court.
After that, the victim is asked to purchase an electronic money card at a convenience store or other store, and to give the number on the card.

Another growing type of scam is the "support scam," in which a warning screen or sound is displayed while a user is using the Internet on a computer, telling the user that the computer is infected with a virus, which makes the user impatient, and then charging a high fee to remove the virus.
Do not panic if you receive an e-mail or see a warning screen, and never call the listed contact number.
The National Consumer Affairs Center (NCC) has published information on this scam, which can be found at the URL below.
[Material on fictitious billing scam]
https://www.kokusen.go.jp/news/data/n-20240424_2.html
[Material on support scam]
https://www.kokusen.go.jp/ news/data/n-20240327_1.html

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Chiba Chuo Police Station
043-244-0110
1-13-1 Chuo-ko, Chuo-ku, Chiba City <1766>
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  • [Registrant]千葉市
  • [Language]日本語
  • [Location]千葉市
  • Posted : 2024/04/26
  • Published : 2024/04/26
  • Changed : 2024/04/26
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