After the winning SMS that "gets 500 million yen", the "special fraud countermeasure group"! All the tricks are open to the public ... What kind of scams are waiting for you? (under)

Last time, we revealed the fraudulent method of "transferring 500 million yen" triggered by the SMS (short message) of "Please confirm your winning."

I received a message saying "I will get 500 million yen"! When I call the "winning" SMS ... what scams are waiting for me? (Up)

But why are middle-aged and older people in their 50s and older paying millions or even more than 10 million yen repeatedly with this technique? There was no answer to the question.

Therefore, I will proceed with further investigation.

The phone number is ...

The biggest problem for me was that I started receiving messages from vendors one after another after calling the number on the "winning" SMS.

Is it something that can't be stopped somehow?

Shouldn't we just file an unsolicited email through our smartphone? You might think so, but things are not so easy.

So, when I went to a nearby mobile phone shop, showed the SMS sent to me to the clerk, and asked, "Is there a way to prevent this annoying SMS from coming?", The staff twists his head.

And he returned a surprising answer.

" I don't know because this is the first time for me to do this. It may be difficult to stop even if I declare junk mail."

"Well, what should I do ...", but he says, "Why is this the destination? On the contrary, I want you to tell me."

It was an SMS that bothered the clerk of the mobile phone shop.

That's because the SMS sent by the vendor doesn't have a phone number.

I'm sending it to my phone number, so it should have the other party's phone number, but it doesn't.

All destinations have names such as "V ** B **". Therefore, far from being able to reply to this address, the situation is such that the author cannot stop by calling the sender.

Merchants are sending recipients SMS that hide their phone numbers and lead to fraud in order to hide their identities.

Among the many unsolicited emails I received, there was an SMS saying "There is a possibility of unauthorized registration."

Since all these annoying messages are coming in one after another, there is no doubt that they are registered on some fraudulent site without permission. So, I tapped the URL in this message.

Then, on the bright red screen background, the message "I have been registered on a malicious site" appears with [********] and my 11-digit mobile phone number written on it. I did.

What's more, surprisingly, he calls himself a "special fraud countermeasure group" .

As you know, in Japan, damages by organized fraud groups such as oleore fraud and fraudulent billing fraud are occurring frequently, and these are collectively called "special fraud". Each police is taking special fraud measures to thoroughly prevent damage.

Here, we are pretending to be a police officer who is eradicating illegal sites.

Furthermore, the reassuring words "All these cases can be resolved immediately" continue here.

While agitating anxiety that "unauthorized registration has been done", the word "helping you" is also added next, and it is a flow that shakes the heart of the other party.

Perhaps some people who are having trouble with annoying SMS may think that this is a real police site and contact them.

There is a "solve now" button in blue letters to invite those people.

If you press here, "(1) E-mail will disappear immediately. (2) You can officially receive compensation for damages. (3) Invalidate unfair claims such as compensation for damages. (4) Clean up your phone number and address. You can do it. "

Try pressing the "Resolve Now" button.

Immediately after that, I received an SMS "Thank you for contacting me" from a person named Watanabe of the Special Fraud Countermeasures Group of the Japan Life Safety Center, so I tapped the URL.

The next thing that came out was "We are ready for damages." The amount is "7.2 million yen".

Once again, it became a story of "giving me money."

From the flow of the previous method, a fee should be required here. However, there is no such description here, and it is stated that it is necessary to register an account to transfer money.

For the time being, just press the "transfer account information" button without writing anything.

Then, the "Send completed" screen was displayed.

It seems that it was sent safely.

At the top of the screen, along with a large heart symbol, the letters "D * -a ***" appear.

Apparently, this is like the main body of a Sakura site disguised as a special fraud countermeasure team, so let's take a look at the location of the operator here. Then, it was almost the same address in Vietnam as the site where I said "I can get 500 million yen for living welfare money" last time.

There is no doubt that the two sites that sent the annoying SMS are connected.

Soon, you will receive an SMS. When I tapped the URL, I got a way to receive 7.2 million yen.

"Due to the remittance regulations, only the 0.14% remittance regulation fee will be charged, so please bear only the remittance regulation fee of 7.2 million yen for damages and 15,000 yen. "

The payment method is to purchase electronic money with a credit card or a convenience store.

It was only here that I realized that it was a Sakura site scam that tried to get people to pay before they received it.

It's more sophisticated than the previous "Get 500 Million Yen" SMS. It is the place where the fee is charged after the personal information such as the person's bank account is given.

I think that the other party is a fraudster, so I sent it without writing the bank account number etc., but it is obvious that the person who sent it honestly will be threatened by misusing the information. I am.

In fact, when the author ignored the "payment of 15,000 yen" after that, Watanabe of the special fraud countermeasure group said, "Remember that the contract was established when you received the account information." Has been delivered.

I've been covering fraud so far, but at first I'm urging you to pay with a light threat like a jab. However, in the meantime, they will switch to strong threats such as "You will be arrested" in order to make them pay a large amount of money. If you get caught up in the story of this scam, you'll fall into a bottomless swamp.

Through this exchange, I gradually became aware of the reasons why middle-aged and older people in their 50s and older pay so much money.

What is used here is the deception method of "expectation" and "anxiety".

At first, we will send you an SMS that says "winning" and "get 500 million yen", and let you pay a small amount of several thousand yen while having "expectations" and "hopes". After that, I will continue to request a fee for some reason. However, no matter how much I pay, I cannot receive 500 million yen.

I will sneak in the SMS that "Your phone number has been leaked and has been illegally registered". Then, when the recipient contacts, a person disguised as a "special fraud countermeasure team" comes out and incites "anxiety" that "you are being deceived by fraud and suffering damage". While reaching out to him, "But the current situation can be resolved," he tries to deceive the fee again.

This is repeated endlessly and is dragged by the bottomless swamp scam.

The site is also very clever, and when you want to arouse anxiety such as "illegal registration", use the "red" background, and when you feel relieved, use the letters "blue".

To avoid damage , talk to someone around you as soon as you think something is wrong. In order to have that question as soon as possible, please be sure to know the method of SMS fraud that claims to win this prize.

Perhaps someone close to you is addicted to this bottomless Sakura site scam and is secretly trying to pay for it at a convenience store.

If middle-aged and older people come up with the words "electronic money" and "prepaid card" that you have never heard before, please ask "what do you use them for?" If you ask the question, think of it as a sign of fraud.

Finally, I would like to introduce the world behind the Sakura Site, which cannot be seen from the destination guided by SMS.

Perhaps those who are guided by SMS will be paid for by being tapped on the URL and being made to see only the wording of the table in a situation where they have lost their composure.

However, by looking at various parts of the site, it is clear that it is not a police-related site. For example, if you tap "Incoming mail" in the site, the following image will appear.

If you tap "View profile", the following screen will appear.

There should be no mention of "favorite type", "annual income", "secret", etc. on police-related sites. It uses the typical dating site format.

You can notice fraudulent activity by looking at the contents of the site without rushing, not just at the destination.

If you're fooled around, you can tap different parts of the site to make them aware that you don't have to pay.