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Regarding the provision of information pursuant to Article 38, Paragraph 1 of the Consumer Safety Act
Please be careful about sending products you don't recognize that take advantage of the new coronavirus infection!
Warning regarding businesses that force consumers to pay large sums of money by saying things like, "First of all, you can earn 100,000 yen surprisingly easily in 2 days."
Warning about businesses that make you pay large amounts of money by claiming that you can earn 30,000 yen a day just like playing a game
Alert about businesses that make you pay large sums of money by chanting, "Your monthly income will turn from 10,000 yen to 1.8 million yen!"
Warning about businesses selling cheap counterfeit winter brand clothing
Warning about capsule-containing sponge toys entering the body of young children
A warning about businesses that force you to pay large sums of money by saying things like ``More and more people are earning 200,000 yen in 7 days with a smartphone side job from home!''
Alert regarding businesses that force you to pay large amounts of money with claims such as "Anyone can easily get 10,000 yen in cash in just 1 minute!"
Alert about businesses that make you pay large sums of money by claiming that you can earn money just by tapping your smartphone.
Beware of businesses that make claims such as "You can continue to receive at least 300,000 yen worth of Bitcoin every month" and trick you into paying large amounts of money
Warning regarding businesses that make you pay large sums of money by claiming that you can make money by doing simple tasks based on image selection.
Warning about businesses that make you pay large amounts of money by claiming that you will earn a minimum of 10,000 yen a day just by participating in the Gold and Silver Project.
Alert regarding Kefir Business Promotion Association Co., Ltd., which is causing large payment delays regarding transactions called "ownership system"
Beware of "postcards" that fraudulently use the name of the Ministry of Justice!
Regarding TV reception countermeasure construction by the 700MHz Usage Promotion Association
Alert regarding businesses that claim to be "copycat businesses" and force you to pay large sums of money.
Warning about cases where the name of the Ministry of Justice is fraudulently used to demand money through postcards stating fictitious lawsuits
Alert regarding two work-from-home businesses ("Social Net Co., Ltd." and "Smart Plan Co., Ltd.") that force consumers who wish to work from home to pay large sums of money in the name of homepage creation fees, etc.
Alert regarding "fictitious claims pretending to be Yahoo Japan Corporation" that use SMS to try to make people pay money in the name of unpaid charges.
Calling attention to businesses that offer consumers to purchase information products and make them pay large sums of money by saying things like "Your photos can turn into money right now!"
Alert regarding businesses calling themselves “elderly support centers” etc.
Alert regarding malicious business operators posing as scam victim consultations
Warning about companies that claim to be collecting unpaid fees from paid video sites and other services and request money
The washing instructions for clothing, etc. have changed.
Alert regarding ``fake claims impersonating Amazon Japan GK, etc.'' that use SMS to try to make you pay money in the name of unpaid fees for paid videos.
Alert regarding two work-from-home businesses ("System Net Co., Ltd." or "Business System Co., Ltd.") that force consumers who wish to work from home to pay large sums of money in the name of homepage creation fees, etc.
Warning regarding a business pretending to be "BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd." soliciting the purchase of Uzbekistan's currency Sum at an exchange rate of approximately 2,900 times higher.
Alert regarding ``business operators pretending to be U-NEXT Co., Ltd.'' who use SMS to try to make you pay money in the name of unpaid fees for paid videos
Warning regarding Toyodo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which solicits the purchase of corporate bonds by falsely claiming to be engaged in business such as manufacturing and selling generic drugs.
Warning regarding two work-from-home businesses (Net Life Co., Ltd. and Cloud System Co., Ltd.) that are forcing consumers looking to work from home to pay large amounts of money under the pretense of website creation fees, etc.
Warning regarding "Ecology Life Co., Ltd.," which solicits the purchase of corporate bonds by falsely claiming to be engaged in business such as developing wind power generation systems.
Warning about a company impersonating DMM.com Co., Ltd. that uses SMS to trick users into paying unpaid fees for paid video sites
I received an email requesting a "site usage fee" that I didn't recognize! Don't panic even if it says "legal action"! Ignore fake billing emails
A warning about businesses that make you pay large amounts of money by saying things like, "You can easily earn 500,000 yen per month just by copying and pasting."

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