On the 6th, when there was a special fraud case in which a woman in her 70s was injured in Osaka city, a police officer talked to a fraud group on behalf of the phone on the way, but she could not see it as a fraud and suffered damage. It turned out that was occurring.
The police say, "We will give thorough guidance."
According to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, at around 5 pm on the 6th, a man in his 70s who lives in Osaka City and claims to be a public institution said, "The pension will go down. So, I want you to go through the procedure at a nearby ATM. "
The woman, as instructed, said she had transferred cash twice at an ATM.
During this second transfer, a person who was suspicious of a woman operating an ATM while talking on a mobile phone stopped two police officers in their 20s who were nearby, and the police officer replaced the woman with the phone. I talked to a fraudulent group.
The fraudulent group said, "I was explaining because there seemed to be something unclear about the operation of the ATM," and the woman gave the same explanation, so the police officer left the place without seeing it as a fraud.
After that, the woman paid about 950,000 yen, and the woman consulted with her family and the damage was revealed.
The Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters said, "Originally, I should have hung up and listened to the details from the woman. Police officers will deepen their understanding of fraudulent methods and give thorough guidance to prevent damage."