Abuse of net print "Scam of fraud" passing China-based fraud group

Net Print Abuse “Scam of Fraud” Passed China-based Scam Group Nov 5 13:55

The fact that the latest service was abused for fraud became clear. A fraud group that was founded based on China and cheated a huge amount of money from the elderly, abused a service that can store documents on the Internet cloud and retrieve them with printers at convenience stores nationwide, such as fake business cards It was found through interviews with investigators that the “fraud tool” had been handed over to friends in various regions.

In a case where a scam group based in Yanji, Jilin Province, China was caught, 14 people were arrested for calling a Japanese elderly person from China and cheating cash cards.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's investigation, the group seems to have a scale of 50 people and the damage amount is 180 million yen, but in the subsequent investigation, it was exploiting the latest service called Internet Print introduced at a major convenience store I understood through interviews with investigators.

This service can be taken out at convenience stores throughout the country if documents are stored on the Internet cloud, and the nation that had been worn by the “children” who are going to trick the elderly in their homes. This means that they were handing "fraud tools" such as fake business cards and identity certificates of bank associations through this service.

The “children” of fraud cases detected in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kanagawa all use the business card of a fictitious staff member of the National Bank Association called “Kushi Tanaka” that was taken out by this service.

In this investigation, it became clear that the “scam tool” was handed over to the “children” who were using the latest service and scattered throughout the country.

What is "Internet Print" abused?

This service prints documents and the like via the Internet using a multi-copy machine installed at a major convenience store.

When a user accesses a dedicated site on the Internet and uploads documents to be printed on the cloud, a reservation number is issued. After that, when you want to print the document, you can retrieve the document you want to print by entering the reservation number at the multi-copy machines located in convenience stores throughout the country.

There is an increasing number of people who do not have a printer at home and print at nearby convenience stores only when necessary, and this service is spreading from the ease of obtaining materials anytime, anywhere.

Detailed tricks Obviously

The reality of fraud groups that have been carefully organized by the Metropolitan Police Department investigation has emerged.

One of the bases of the scam group was one of the apartments in Yanji, Jilin Province, China, close to the border with North Korea.

In this convenient city with direct flights from Japan, it was thought that there was an activity base for “Kakeko” to make fraudulent calls across several condominiums in order to escape detection from the investigation authorities. The

“Kakeko” in China said to a senior citizen in Japan based on a list obtained by a directory, “Your cash card is likely to be used illegally and you need to issue a new card,” etc. Make a lie call.

When an elderly person believes, the part where information such as the name and address of the elderly is posted on the list is photographed with a smartphone, and the image is sent to members of "Tetsuko" waiting for instructions in various parts of Japan.

In addition, we will tell the “Reiko” in Japan, along with the reservation number when uploading “fraud tools” such as fake business cards and identity certificates to the cloud.

“Reiko” goes to the nearest convenience store, prints out documents such as fake business cards and identity certificates, and impersonates a fictional character named “Kushi Tanaka” who is a member of the National Bank Association.

Then, I visited the home of the instructed elderly, showed a fake business card, handed me a certificate indicating that I received a cash card, etc., and made me believe.

Expert "Danger of always being abused for the latest services"

Professor Masakatsu Morii of Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering, who is familiar with internet crimes, said that the scam group has moved overseas to escape the detection. I want to make a clear and strong connection, but I don't want to be face-to-face, I don't want to have a direct connection, but I want to give instructions exactly, and I want to pass on the tools I use (scams). It was a good tool for me. "

“If you have only a smartphone, you can go to a convenience store and print it out. And with a laser printer, you can print very high-definition, for example, a very beautiful print that is indistinguishable from the real certificate. The latest services are always at risk of being misused, saying, “The latest tools are easy to use for crime.” Recognized and pointed out that introduction and countermeasures should be considered.