Skip to main content

This page has been translated using TexTra by NICT. Please note that the translation may not be completely accurate.
If you find any mistranslations, we appreciate your feedback on the "Request form for improving the automatic translation ".

[Notice from the National Police Agency] Please be careful about SNS-type investment fraud and romance fraud.

Published:

The number of victims of investment fraud * 1 and romance fraud * 2 that abuse SNS is rapidly increasing nationwide.
These scams are very sophisticated and are characterized by the fact that the amount of damage is often high, such as more than 10 million yen per case.
Make sure you understand the tricks and protect yourself and others from falling victim to the scam.

For more information, please check SNS Type Investment and Romance Scam (National Police Agency, SOS47 Special Anti-Fraud Page) .

* 1:SNS-type investment fraud
A fraud in which the other party encourages investment mainly through SNS or other non-face-to-face deceptive acts and swindles money, etc. under the guise of investment
* 2:SNS-type romance fraud
A fraud in which the other party uses SNS or other non-face-to-face communication methods to communicate with the victim multiple times to create feelings of love and affinity and swindle the victim out of money, etc.

Consultation service

If you feel uneasy, please contact the following phone number.

  • Police Consultation Counter: #9110
  • Consumer Hotline: 188
  • Contact: 0120-344-999

Share: