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Beware of Fictitious Charge Scams

This is an announcement from Chiba Chuo Police Station.

We are aware of a "fictitious charge fraud" e-mail today.
This scam is a scam that claims that your computer or smartphone has an unpaid fee for a pay site. If you don't pay it by the end of the day, you will be taken to court. The scammer will then send an e-mail to your PC or smartphone saying, "There is an unpaid fee for a pay site, and if you don't pay it by the end of the day, you will be taken to court.
After that, the victim is asked to purchase an e-money card at a convenience store and provide the number on the card, which is then used to pay for the e-money.

Another growing trend is "support fraud," in which a user is given a warning screen or sound warning that the computer is infected with a virus while using the Internet, and is then charged a hefty fee for the removal of the virus.
Do not panic if you receive an e-mail or see a warning screen, and never call the listed contact number.
The National Consumer Affairs Center (NCC) has published information on this scam, which can be found at the URL below.
[Material on fictitious billing scam]
https://www.kokusen.go.jp/news/data/n-20240424_2.html
[Material on support scam]
https://www.kokusen.go.jp/ news/data/n-20240327_1.html

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Chiba Chuo Police Station
043-244-0110
1-13-1 Chuo-ko, Chuo-ku, Chiba City <1766>
  • [Registrant]千葉中央警察署
  • [Language]日本語
  • [TEL]043-244-0110
  • [Location]千葉県 千葉市
  • Posted : 2024/05/15
  • Published : 2024/05/15
  • Changed : 2024/05/15
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