Japan's consumer watchdog has raised the alarm on a surge in automated telephone scams from overseas numbers claiming to be telecommunications company NTT demanding “unpaid fees.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/09/japan/crime-legal/japan-telephone-scams/ #japan #crimelegal #fraud #consumeraffairsagency
Beware of overseas number phone scams, Japan’s consumer watchdog warns

Scammers claiming to be telecommunications company NTT demanding “unpaid fees” have duped victims into making substantial payments amounting to millions of yen.

The Japan Times