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Robberies believed to be black market robberies nationwide ！.

Robberies have been occurring nationwide in which glass at kitchen doors, etc. is broken and the interior is entered during the late-night hours, targeting detached houses of single persons and elderly households.

Prior to a burglary, a criminal may receive a premonitory phone call from a person claiming to be a relative, police officer, municipal office employee, or financial institution employee, asking about family structure, bank balance, cash （ or chest of drawers ） kept at home, and other asset information.
If you receive such a call, hang up immediately.
If you receive a suspicious call, such as a call asking for your personal information or bank balance, do not make a decision on your own, but call 110 or the Mobara Police Station immediately.

[Home Security Measures]
?　Always lock your front door and windows and keep your doors locked
?　Do not store large amounts of cash at home
?　Keep indoor lights on, even at night
?　Affix security sheets to the inside of window panes or install auxiliary locks
?　Install sensor lights and security cameras

[Telephone measures]
?　Always set your home landline phone to voicemail or block caller ID
?　Warning ・ Utilize phones with call recording functions and countermeasure devices
?　Use number display and do not answer blocked calls, international numbers beginning with ＋, or unknown numbers
?　Hang up the phone when anyone calls you about money, and call back to confirm the call by calling a relative's phone number you know or a government representative number you have researched
?　If the caller asks for personal information, asset information, bank account numbers, account numbers, PINs, etc., do not tell them
？ Take advantage of free international phone numbers on landline phones
* Phone measures are not just for robberies, but also to avoid being cheated by phone de fraud.
The best countermeasure is not to talk "directly" to the criminal ！

[Sent from]
Mobara Police Station
7 Hayanoshinden, Mobara, Chiba, 297-0031 Japan
TEL:0475-22-0110