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During the Golden Week holidays, people are home longer, increasing the risk of receiving suspicious calls or texts on their home landline or cell phone.
Perpetrators may call you under the guise of various people, such as sons, relatives, police officers, or government officials.
When you go home for the Golden Week holidays or contact family members who live far away from you, discuss and take measures to prevent your family from becoming victims of phone deception, such as setting a "family password," setting your landline phone to an answering machine, and taking security measures for your cell phone. Take countermeasures against phone scams.
Your actions can save your family from being a victim of phone fraud.

0 Discuss with your family ！
You can prevent a lot of scams by checking with your family instead of making decisions alone.
0 Let them know who to contact in case of emergency ！
Post a memo with contact information for family members and the police department in a conspicuous place or give them your contact information.
0 Make use of answering machine settings, caller ID rejection settings, and the number display function ！
The best way to prevent damage from telephone deception is to "not talk directly to the perpetrator. Even if you are at home, always set your phone to go to voicemail or block all calls. Also, use the number display function to check the phone number of the person you are calling, and do not answer calls that are blocked or unknown to you.

If you receive a phone call or e-mail that mentions money, cash cards, or electronic money, it is a scam. ！
Eliminate scams under the slogan "If money is mentioned on the phone, it is a scam - even if it is family ！" ！

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