Beware of refund scams posing as Inagi City Hall employees
Updated: August 19, 2008
Callers claim to be employees of the National Health Insurance Section of City Hall and try to defraud people of money by telling them things like, ``We have a refund for past medical expenses.Did you see the notice we sent you previously?'' An incident is occurring.
These calls have characteristics such as ``calling with anonymous setting,'' ``hanging up unilaterally if you tell them that you are not enrolled in National Health Insurance,'' and ``asking for your mobile phone number.''
These are typical bank transfer scams in which the perpetrator says, ``I'll show you how to receive your refund using your mobile phone,'' but ultimately tricks the criminal into transferring the money to his or her account. You will never receive a call like this from City Hall regarding medical expense reimbursement.
If you receive a suspicious call, hang up and report it to the police.
Tama Central Police Station Phone: 042-375-0110
Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City Citizens Department Insurance and Pension Division
2111 Higashi-Naganuma, Inagi-shi, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781