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About phone call de scam foreshadowing phone calls pretending to be from public offices or company employees

We are providing this information because the Matsudo Higashi Police Station has sent out an e-mail concerning a phone deception.
Today, in Matsudo city, someone is calling for public offices and companies
・ This is 00 police.
Mobile phone has been picked up.
Please tell us your name, address, and date of birth to verify your identity.
How many family members?
・ 00 City Hall.
I have a refund for medical expenses.
Have you received the documents?
・ 00 （ Company name ） Finance.
There are unpaid charges, if you don't pay, we will move to legal proceedings.
I have been receiving calls that appear to be a scam.

Also recently,
・ I lost an important company document and need a large amount of cash to make up for it.
・ My credit card has been misused and I need to replace it with a new one.
・ I am sending in my refund documents. The due date is today, so go to an ATM to complete the process.
Pre-fraudulent phone calls are prevalent, such as.

If you receive these calls, do not
・ give your personal information or account number
・ hand over your money or cash card
・ operate an ATM to complete the procedure
while making the call, etc, Hang up the phone immediately and call the police.

[To Prevent Fraud Victims]
Victims of telephone deception believe that the person who made the "appointment call" is a city hall employee or related person, and hand over cash cards, cash, or operate ATMs.
If you are in a household with only elderly people around you, or if you see an elderly person operating an ATM while talking on the phone when using an ATM, please call out to them to warn them.
Also, please inquire about countermeasure devices in Matsudo City.
~Contact: Nekosuppo 0120-5454-25~
In addition, the Chiba Prefectural Police has published the voice of an actual "phone de scam" call on their website. Please be aware of the tactics of the criminals and take measures to avoid becoming a victim.
https://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/seisoka/safe-life_fraud-audio.html

Matsudo City Citizen Safety Section 047-366-7285
Matsudo Higashi Police Station 047-349- 0110

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  • Posted : 2023/09/07
  • Published : 2023/09/07
  • Changed : 2023/09/07
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