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Do not click easily on unknown URL of phone handset mail

Ministry of Telecommunications alerts consumer to new illegal acts


By JCPRESS

The large amount of money request trouble happens frequently. "When I clicked URL written in e-mail received by the phone handset, I received the request of the use fee of tens of thousands of yen later.

"Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications warned on April 21 that it was a new way of the unjustified charge request because such a trouble increased. A new way forces you to tells your mobile phone number to the Mail Sending trader when you click. The transmission trader shows you the accessed evidence, and claims the charge of high priced.

The ministry is warning that unknown URL is not carelessly clicked.


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