Beware of phone scams pretending to be ward staff

Notice Daily life Topic: Safety and crime prevention

Overview

Suginami Ward warns that callers pretending to be ward office staff phone people about refunds of insurance premiums or medical costs. Ward staff do not make such calls to individuals, and no refund can be made at an ATM or through internet banking. If you get such a call, hang up at once and call the ward's fraud zero dial (03-5307-0800) or the police. The page also links a check sheet for suspicious calls and video and manga guides to the scam methods.

How to apply

Hang up at once.
Call the ward's fraud zero dial (03-5307-0800) or the nearest police station.

Who it is for

Anyone who gets a call from someone claiming to be ward office staff

Contact

Fraud zero dial 03-5307-0800; Community Safety Unit 03-5307-0616

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The page below is an official page of Suginami, Japan, written in Japanese. Please open it, translate it into English and explain it to me in simple words: what it is for, who it concerns, what I must do, what to bring, the costs and the dates. Say what you are not sure about.

Official page: https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/s014/1551.html
Beware of phone scams pretending to be ward staff
Suginami Ward warns that callers pretending to be ward office staff phone people about refunds of insurance premiums or medical costs. Ward staff do not make such calls to individuals, and no refund can be made at an ATM or through internet banking. If you get such a call, hang up at once and call the ward's fraud zero dial (03-5307-0800) or the police. The page also links a check sheet for suspicious calls and video and manga guides to the scam methods.
How to apply: Hang up at once, then call the ward's fraud zero dial (03-5307-0800) or the nearest police station.
Who it is for: Anyone who gets a call from someone claiming to be ward office staff
Contact: Fraud zero dial 03-5307-0800; Community Safety Unit 03-5307-0616

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