｢自分は引っかからないと…｣被害者が語る一部始終 ATMで入力した給付金の“予約番号”は自らが振り込む金額だった…愛知の被害額は全国ワースト

Aichi Prefecture has the highest amount of money lost to refund scams in Japan. A victim recounted the entire story. The person who spoke about being a victim of this scam today is a man in his 70s living in Aichi Prefecture. (Victim of a special scam, man in his 70s) "I received a phone call saying that I should have received a notice from the ward office regarding the relief payment, and asked if I had it..." The man claiming to be a bank employee said, "You can complete the procedure by entering the number at the ATM." It all started in March of this year with a phone call from a man claiming to be a ward office employee. After being pressured on the phone that "the deadline for the relief payment is about to expire," the call was transferred to a man claiming to be a bank employee... (Man claiming to be a bank employee) "You can complete the procedure by operating the ATM and entering the number." What he entered at the ATM, thinking it was a reservation for the relief payment, was actually the amount he himself was going to transfer. Those around him became suspicious and warned him that it might be a scam, but the man ultimately transferred the money using a different ATM and was defrauded of a total of 4 million yen. (Man in his 70s) "I thought I wouldn't fall for a scam." Aichi Prefecture's losses exceed 580 million yen, the worst in the country. According to the police, the number of refund scams in Aichi Prefecture from January to the end of April this year was 222, about 80 more than last year. Nearly 90% of the victims were elderly people aged 60 and over, and the losses exceeded 580 million yen, the worst in the country. (Man in his 70s) "As you get older, you tend to have fewer diverse thoughts working at once, and when you start thinking about one thing, your thoughts become biased towards that." "Try not to answer the phone." This scam could be described as organized. In a special fraud case based in Cambodia, 29 Japanese callers have been apprehended, and a total of 37 people have been arrested so far. Furthermore, on June 16th, the Aichi Prefectural Police arrested Yusuke Sasaki, suspected of being the "owner" of multiple overseas fraud bases. The estimated amount of damage is several billion yen. These scams reportedly begin with incoming calls to landlines and mobile phones. (Motohiro Nakagawa, Head of the Regional Safety Measures Office, Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters) "The criminal group makes calls one after another. They don't necessarily have to deceive one specific person. They just call one person after another, hoping to deceive someone who happens to fall for it. We need to implement a system to prevent people from answering the phone." For more details, see NEWS DIG! ↓ https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/...