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Campus Life and Living in Kanazawa

Safety and Disaster Prevention

Fraud and Crime

 If you are harassed by repetitive collection calls, sales calls, or fraudulent calls, please refuse their requests and do not provide them with your personal information, such as your name, address, phone number, or e-mail. In the case of malicious intent, please consult the International Student Advisors soon. These calls are normally strangers selling or promoting goods and/or requesting your money be transferred to a different bank account, so never call them back. Also be aware of street salesmen and solicitors, for they are mostly frauds.

National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

Phone: 188 (Consumer Hotline)

Phone: 076-232-0070 (Kanazawa City Omicho Consumer Affairs Center)

URL: https://www.kokusen.go.jp/ncac_index_e.html

In some cases, there are people have been duped and tell criminals their bank account details or withdraw money from a stranger’s bank account by fraudulent means such as working as part-time offered by acquaintances or advertised on internet sites. Also there are some cases of people understanding that these are illegal actions but who couldn’t refuse or stop earning money for it. Nevertheless, these are crimes in Japan and you will subject to legal penalties. These should never be done.