Announcement by the Consumer Affairs Agency on the 6th[1]According to the report, a woman in her 70s from southern Kanto received a phone call falsely claiming to be about the My Number system, and by September, she had been forced to pay several million yen in cash.
The modus operandi is as follows:
- A person claiming to be from a public consultation service calls you and gives you a fake My Number.
- Another man asks him to lend him his My Number, and he gives it to him.
- The next day, he demanded a cash payment, saying that giving out his My Number was a crime. The woman paid several million yen by mail and in person.
The method is so predictable that it's a bit surprising, but I never thought it would happen before the notification cards were distributed. Criminals really go above and beyond. I'm sure Mina-chan would be surprised.
In this regard, it will be necessary to make it widely known that giving out one's My Number is not a crime.
However, there are many other possible methods.
For example, a scam where you have to use your My Number card to complete a procedure and they will do it for you. It's equivalent to a personal seal, so I'm wondering if it's okay to say here that everyone should be careful so that you don't end up losing your house and property. Newspapers and TV stations, please report this properly. It's the voice of society.
[1] Consumer Affairs Agency: "Beware of fraudulent solicitations and the acquisition of personal information that take advantage of the My Number system!"(2015/10/6) http://www.caa.go.jp/adjustments/pdf/151001adjustments_1.pdf