Information on crime occurrences in Minami Ward

　There have been special fraud (refund fraud) in Minami Ward where cash cards and passbooks are deceived.
　There is a phone call from a man pretending to be a ward office staff member for the name of a refund procedure for insurance premiums, and a card or passbook is fraudulently deceived by a person impersonating a bank association or financial institution employee who appeared at home.
　To avoid answering unnecessary calls, police department recommends registering an answering machine or using a phone with an anti-nuisance function.
　In addition, ward offices, banking associations, and financial institutions do not keep passbooks or cash cards or ask for PINs. Refunds for insurance premiums and medical expenses require documents and will not be made by telephone or bank ATM.
　Please be careful about suspicious calls that seem to be special fraud such as refund fraud.

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