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Futtsu City] Alert about Telephone Deception

This is a notice from Futtsu Police Station.

Today in Futtsu City, a fraudulent phone call has been received claiming to be from the Futtsu City Office Insurance Division and using the following tactics: "You have paid a lot of health insurance premiums for 5 years", "I sent you an envelope but have not received a reply", and so on.
If you hear words such as "your premiums or taxes will be refunded", "you need to go to an ATM", or "you need to go through the procedure ASAP" in the phone call, suspect a phone de scam.
Refund procedures cannot be done at ATMs.
If you feel at all that the call is suspicious, please report it to the Futtsu Police Station.

In addition, the following are effective in preventing telephone deception.

●Turn on the "answering machine function" and "notification recording function" even when you are at home.
●Don't immediately trust a family member （ by phone, even if they use their real name ） ・ a police officer ・ a bank employee ・ a city hall employee, etc., and do not answer with personal information or whether they are at home.
●There have been a number of scams in which people have asked for your cash card. Do not give your card to anyone else or give them your PIN.
●Do not keep cash at home if at all possible.
●In addition to those targeting cash, there are also scams in which people are asked to purchase electronic money at convenience stores.
●Keep in touch with your family and communicate closely with them on a regular basis.
●You cannot get a refund at an ATM.
●The aim of criminals is to make you impatient and prevent you from making a calm decision by telling you that you have a deadline. Please hang up the phone once so that you can make a calm decision, and if you feel suspicious, consult your family or the police.

[Inquiries]
Futtsu Police Station 0439-66-0110
Disaster Prevention and Safety Division 0439-80-1266

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