Vivinavi : Mobara : (Japan) Mobara

In the jurisdiction of Mobara Police Station, a fraudster used a LINE video call to deceive police officers in other prefectures, saying, "The leader of a fraudulent group has been arrested. Your account is being used for a crime, so if you don't turn yourself in to the 00 Prefectural Police, we will arrest you. If you allow us to check your account as part of a special funds investigation, there will be no need to arrest you. The victims have been victims of scams in which the scammers call the victim and ask for account information, household information, and offer to investigate the bill number in order to make the victim transfer money to the bank.
The police do not use video calls such as LINE to make phone calls. The police will not use video calls such as LINE to call you, nor will they ask you to transfer money for the purpose of investigation.
To avoid becoming a victim of this scam, take the following precautions: do not answer international phone numbers or calls from unknown numbers, and set your landline phone to voicemail. Sent from]

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