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Beware of fraudulent use of Internet banking by elderly people ！
A scam has been reported in which a person calls claiming to be a telecommunications carrier or the police, and asks the victim to open an Internet banking account and deposit cash from the existing account to defraud the victim of a large sum of money.
The scammer, claiming to be a telecommunications company, will call and say something like, "Your cell phone is being used illegally, and if you do not report the damage
within two hours, your phone will stop working." The caller says, "Your cell phone has been used illegally.
The criminal who claims to be the police says, "We need to check your account too. You will receive a phone call saying something like "We need to check your account too".
(3) You are instructed to open an internet banking account using a LINE video call.
(4) You are instructed to transfer money from your existing account to the account you have opened.
and a large amount of cash is swindled.
If you receive such a call, hang up the phone immediately and contact the nearest police station or police box.
For your home phone, take the following measures: ● Check the number on the number ・ display, ● Use the alert ・ call recording function, ● Set the answering machine, and try not to talk to the offender.
[Information source]
Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters
1-9-1 Nagasu, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8668, Japan
TEL: 043-201-0110

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