A series of scams have been confirmed in Tokyo in which people are directed to a fake Metropolitan Police Department website. The fake site had a design similar to the real one and asked users to enter their name, bank account number, and PIN.
At least three fake sites have been identified so far and have now been shut down. The police department is calling for caution, saying it is a ``phishing scam'' that uses a fake website to steal bank account information.. The scam involves people pretending to be investigators and forced to enter bank account numbers and PIN numbers.