Vivinavi : Abiko : (Japan) Abiko

A new method of telephone deception has been confirmed in Abiko city, in which a person is forced to put cash and a cash card in his/her home mailbox for delivery.
The way scams are told is changing day by day. For whatever reason, you should always be suspicious of scams ！ and hang up the phone ！
This time, the scammer told the victim
"I misdirected the company's mail and incurred damages. I need cash because it was my mistake and I have to make it up myself."
"Don't call me until I call you because I'm busy and if the company knows I'm here, the trouble will get bigger."
"Leave the money in my mailbox at home and I'll pick it up later. I will need more money, so please put your cash card and a piece of paper with your PIN on it too."
"I'm going to need more money, so please put the cash card and PIN in my mailbox and I'll come back later.
During the conversation with the scammer,
"a phone call from someone claiming to be from the post office saying they were withholding mail"
also came in, and was made to appear as if the scammer's call was real.
Any person who talks to a scammer will be drawn into the scam theater and will surely be deceived.
★ There is no need to talk to an unknown scammer on the phone.
~ （ Do not answer ） the phone, （ do not talk ） with the scammer, （ do not listen ） to the scammer ~
take measures.
●Set an answering machine
（ Don't answer suspicious calls. ）
●Use an anti-spam service.
（ Block scam calls without ringing ）
●Warning ・ Use the recorded call feature.
（ Give up and hang up the call from the offender. ）
*The number you answered the call is also at risk of being datamined, as the perpetrator is likely to be calling you based on some information.
Take measures not to answer the phone and cut the connection with the unobtainable scammer.
[Sent from]
Abiko Police Station, Chiba Prefecture
270-1177
904-1 Shibasaki, Abiko-shi, Chiba Prefecture
TEL ： 04-7182-01 10
Abiko, Chiba, Japan