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Chiba City ： Beware of Fraud Victims of Elderly People Using Internet Banking ！.

A scam has been occurring in which a person calls claiming to be a telecommunications carrier, the police, etc., and asks the caller to open an Internet banking account and deposit cash from an existing account to defraud the caller out of a large sum of money.

The scammer claims to be a telecommunications company, etc., and calls you saying, "Your cell phone is being used illegally, and if you don't report the damage within 2 hours, your phone will stop working." If you do not report the damage within two hours, your phone will be disabled.
② A criminal claiming to be a police officer says, "We need to check your account too." You receive a phone call saying, "We need to check your bank account.
③ You are instructed to open an internet banking account via LINE video call.
④ You are instructed to transfer money from your existing account to the account you have opened.
and a large amount of cash is defrauded.

If you receive such a call, hang up immediately and contact the nearest police station or police box.

For your home phone,
●Number ・ Check the number on the display
●Warning ・ Use the call recording function
●Set an answering machine
and take other measures to avoid talking to the offender.

[Sent from]
Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters
1-9-1 Nagasu, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8668
TEL:043-201-0110

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  • [Registrant]千葉市
  • [Language]日本語
  • [Location]千葉市
  • Posted : 2024/03/19
  • Published : 2024/03/19
  • Changed : 2024/03/19
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