GW明け不審な自宅訪問多発　リフォーム業者を名乗る男、アパート廊下に数時間滞在【知ってもっと】【グッド！モーニング】(2026年5月12日)

Anxiety is spreading due to suspicious visits to homes immediately after the Golden Week holidays. In Ibaraki Prefecture, there have been cases of men claiming to be renovation contractors loitering in the hallways of apartment buildings for several hours. ■Suspicious man in the hallway: "Is he lying in wait?" Resident of a rental apartment (30s) "It was something I'd never experienced before, so I was scared." This is what a man living in an apartment building in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, said. He received a visit from a suspicious person last weekend. Around 7 PM, the intercom rang, and when he opened the front door, a man claiming to be a renovation contractor was standing there. "He said, 'The person in charge has changed, so we're coming around to introduce ourselves,' and then he said, 'We're from [Company Name].' I'd never had anyone from a company like that come before, so I thought it was suspicious. Normally, for rental property renovations, they'd go to the owner of this apartment or the management company, right?" The man, feeling uneasy, closed the door and waited. An hour and a half later, he opened the door again… "He was still there." "(Q. He was standing there when you opened the door?) Yes. He was wandering around a couple of doors down. I felt a little scared, so I thought about going outside." The man's distrust of the man turned into fear. Giving up on going out the front door, he reluctantly went out via the balcony. "It was like this. He was there the whole time, and I was worried something might happen. I thought getting past this point was the best option." "(Q. What time was it at night?) Around 9:30 PM." "(Q. When you came back at 9:30 PM, he was still there?) He was there for quite a while. He was there the whole time. I thought he might be lying in wait." The suspicious person was still in the hallway in front of the man's front door two and a half hours after visiting his home. ■ "Increased tendency before the rainy season" Experts point out that such visits may increase after Golden Week, when people are more likely to be at home after returning from travel or visiting family. Crime Prevention Consultant Toshihiko Matsumaru: "It's easier for scammers to sell expensive items or engage in fraudulent activities when people are at home. The reason visits increase after Golden Week is that with the rainy season approaching, and insect season upon us, it's easier to come up with a pretext like, 'Would you like your roof repaired?' or 'Would you like pest control?' This is why visits are said to increase." According to the National Consumer Affairs Center, the number of consultations regarding door-to-door sales to homes and other locations is increasing year by year, and extra caution is needed during this season. (From the broadcast on May 12, 2026) [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp