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Phone call "I'm going to arrest you" is a scam !.

This is Mobara Police Station calling.
Today, within the jurisdiction of Mobara Police Station, you received a call on your home landline from an international phone number starting with "18" or "+ ( plus )"
"The communication device you are currently using will stop after 2 hours. Please press 1 to connect to an operator.
The caller reported that they had an automated voice message on their answering machine that said.
This automated voice call is a scam ! It may call your cell phone as well as your landline.
When you connect to the operator, the call is connected to the perpetrator of the scam, and a series of criminals claiming to be telephone company employees, police officers, etc. appear,
saying, "A phone in your name has been used to commit a crime and many of the victims are under your care. You are under arrest."
and other threats, demanding money, or demanding that you open an Internet banking account and transfer your deposits, etc., in order to defraud you.
To avoid being cheated by scammers
・ Always set your home landline to voicemail or block caller ID
・ Check the number of the caller on the number display and do not answer unknown numbers
・ Do not call to get personal If you are asked for personal information, bank account numbers, PINs, etc., do not give them your information and hang up the phone
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If money is mentioned over the phone, it is a scam ! Talk to your family immediately or call the Mobara Police Station.

Let's eliminate the damage of fraud with the slogan, "If someone talks about money on the phone, it's fraud - even if it's a family member !" !

[Sent from]
Mobara Police Station
7 Hayano-shinden, Mobara, Chiba 297-0031, Japan TEL:0475-22-0110
Mobara Police Station
  • [Registrant]茂原警察署
  • [Language]日本語
  • [TEL]0475-22-0110
  • [Location]千葉県 茂原市
  • Posted : 2024/05/09
  • Published : 2024/05/09
  • Changed : 2024/05/09
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