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Beware of suspicious phone calls claiming to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ！ ！.

This is an announcement from the Ichihara Police Department.
The other day, in the vicinity of Koufudai, Ichihara City, a voice guidance system claiming to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, "Your phone will be out of service in two hours. Please follow the instructions and press the number. Please follow the guidance and press the number.
If you receive such a call, it is a scam.
Also, if you see someone operating an ATM while talking on a cell phone, please notify the staff at your local financial institution.
Please take measures to avoid talking directly to the perpetrator of the scam by using the answering machine function of your home landline phone or setting your phone to reject blocked calls. Countermeasures against phone deception by phone ！ ！
Please report any suspicious phone calls to the Ichihara Police Station.

Information on phone de scam （ Chiba Prefectural Police Website ）
https://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/seisoka/safe-life_fraud.html


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Chiba Prefectural Ichihara Police Station
1965-17 Yawata Kaigandori, Ichihara, 290-0067
TEL 0436-41-0110