"Applying for benefit payments" Corona pretending scam phone calls Large amount of damage also April 27 17:17

A series of fraudulent phone calls, such as "Applying for benefits for the new coronavirus," revealed that a woman in her 70s was deceived in Tokyo for 10 million yen in cash. The woman also had a suspicious phone call on the 27th, and the Metropolitan Police Department has called for attention to fraudulent phone calls that took advantage of the spread of the infection.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a series of suspicious phone calls attempting to trick the cash with the pretext of the new coronavirus showing the spread of infection, and 17 cases have been confirmed in Tokyo from last month to 27th.

Specifically, such as "submitting an application for 100,000 yen of benefits transferred by corona" or "there is a subsidy for corona countermeasures", and the person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare or Tokyo Corona Countermeasures Office is named It means that there were things.

And the damage that a large amount of cash was deceived also occurred. This month, there was a phone call to my brother at the home of a woman in her 70s living in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, and she said, "I lost my company documents because of Corona. I need money to send to another person." about it.

The woman believed in the story and handed over approximately 10 million yen in cash to the man who visited her home several times.

The phone was called again in the morning of the 27th, and the woman was suspicious and reported to the Metropolitan Police Department and the damage was discovered.

The Metropolitan Police Department is calling attention to fraudulent phone calls that have taken advantage of the spread of infection.

New Corona scam phone 17 in Tokyo

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, there are 17 phone calls in Tokyo that are considered fraud.

First of all, it is a telephone that the government provides subsidies.

A man in his 40s in Toshima Ward called a staff member of the Labor Bureau saying, "Since a subsidy will be issued, please go to the ATM for the procedure." At the home of a man in his 50s in Akiruno City There was a phone with an automatic voice guidance saying, "Please follow the guidance because you have benefits."

In addition, a man in his 80s in Katsushika Ward called, "People aged 80 and over will receive a 600,000 yen subsidy, so please prepare a cash card and a seal certificate."

In some cases, the documents for corona countermeasures were sent under the guise of city hall staff.

At the home of a woman in her 60s in Kokubunji city, there was a phone call from the welfare section of the city hall saying, "I sent the documents for corona countermeasures. Has it arrived?" There was a phone call saying, "The staff of the city hall will bring the documents for the benefit."

In addition, there are also people who bring fraudulent loans to people who are in financial trouble, and there is a phone call to a man in his 40s in Adachi Ward, "If you are in trouble with corona, loan 5 million yen to 30 million yen". It means that