Fixed telephone use suspended at police request "Apoden" fraud countermeasures September 27 13:30
It is a new measure against scams that continue to suffer serious damage. When fraud groups make phone calls, landline numbers are often used, so carriers have decided to stop using certain numbers as soon as police request.
According to the National Police Agency, etc., “Apo-den” from fraud groups that affect elderly people uses fixed-line numbers in about 80%, and “transfer service” that allows numbers starting with “03” to be displayed. There are many cases of misuse and disguised as telephones from government offices or companies.
Laws to stop numbers used for crimes have been developed for mobile phones, but fixed telephones have been considered as `` infrastructure necessary for life '', so we could not stop in principle .
From the 27th, when requested by the police as being used for fraud, the carrier can immediately stop using a specific number. In addition, companies that handle call forwarding services will share information among carriers, and take measures not to provide telephone numbers to companies that are frequently used by fraud groups.
The damage caused by special scams is still serious, with 38.3 billion yen nationwide last year, and the police want to help prevent damage.