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We provide this information because an e-mail was distributed by Matsudo Higashi Police Station for a telephone deception scam.

You have received a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from an electric power supply company.
The contents of the e-mail are as follows:
You have failed to pay 10,000 yen in electricity usage charges.
Please access the following URL and pay the bill.
Please go to a convenience store, etc. and purchase a POSA card, prepaid card, gift card, etc.
etc., and try to get you to purchase a card.

When you receive these emails,
・ enter your personal information and bank account number.
・ POSA cards sold at convenience stores ・ Prepaid cards ・ Purchase of gift cards, etc.
・ Entering the number on a POSA card, etc. on an Internet site or giving it to another person.
Do not do any of the above and report the matter to the police immediately.

[To Prevent Fraud Victims]
Those who have been victims of special fraud （ and telephone deception ） assume that the person they are e-mailing or calling is a company, government office or its related party, and give their personal information or enter their POSA card number or information. The person may give out personal information or enter POSA card numbers or information.
Regardless of the amount, when you see an elderly person purchasing a POSA card or operating a cell phone or other device in the vicinity of an ATM, please call out to the elderly person to alert them.
In addition, please inquire at Matsudo City for information on anti-spam devices for landline phones.
~Contact: Cat Support 0120-5454-25~

In addition, the Chiba Prefectural Police has published the voice of an actual "phone de scam" call on their website. Please be aware of the methods used by the criminals and take measures to avoid becoming a victim.
https://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/seisoka/safe-life_fraud-audio.html

Matsudo City Citizen Safety Section 047-366-7285
Matsudo Higashi Police Station 047-349- 0110

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