LINE survey to prevent the spread of infection Beware of fake messages
In an attempt to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and a communication app giant LINE have begun disguised as a survey, and there is information that a message has been sent to ask for a credit card number that is not in the actual question. The Ministry of Labor is calling for attention.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and LINE have signed an agreement to collect information on a group of infected people called "clusters" to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. From day one, we started a survey asking about your health.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, information has been sent through police and Consumer Affairs Centers, pretending to be a survey, and sending messages asking for credit card numbers.
The survey asked for information about health conditions, such as fever and sore throat, and the likelihood of infection, such as meeting a person with confirmed infection within two weeks, as well as age, gender, Credit card numbers, such as postal codes, are not included in the question items.
This survey will also be sent in a message from the official LINE account.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for: "Do not ask for your credit card number, messages from sources other than your official account are suspected to be fraud. Please do not respond to suspicious messages and contact the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare."