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The Ichihara Police Department would like to inform you of the following.
In Ichihara City, a person pretended to be a doctor at a hospital and said, "Your son may have cancer."
A person pretends to be a police officer and says, "Your cash card is being used fraudulently."
Caller pretending to be a city official: "We will arrange automatic remittance of your refund."
and other phone de scam precursor calls such as.
If you receive such a suspicious call at home, do not make a decision on your own, but check with your family or consult the police.
Please take measures to avoid talking directly to the perpetrator of the scam by using the answering machine function on your home landline or setting your home phone to reject blocked calls.

In Chiba Prefecture, there has also been a sharp increase in the number of victims of investment and romance scams that abuse social networking services.
These scams are characterized by being extremely sophisticated and the damage is often high, with the amount of damage exceeding 10 million yen per case.
Make sure you understand the tactics and protect yourself and those around you from being victimized by these scams.
If you receive a suspicious phone call, e-mail, or SNS direct mail, please report it to the Ichihara Police Station.


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