Council Focuses on Preventing SNS-Type Special Fraud.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

In order to prevent damage from specialized frauds, which are becoming more sophisticated, the Prefectural Council for the Eradication of Specialized Frauds, etc. held its first meeting of the year at the prefectural office on the 17th. Approximately 80 people attended the meeting and confirmed that they would actively promote awareness and awareness-raising in order to prevent damage from occurring. According to the prefectural police, the number of young people who are victims of SNS-type romance scams and other frauds is increasing, and the amount of damage is also increasing.

In addition, there have been reports of scams in which people claim to be police officers and special frauds using international phone numbers,

and specific measures were called for, such as "police officers should not contact via SNS" and "do not answer international calls that start with a plus sign."