[Press Release] We will carry out a campaign to eradicate heron in nine prefectures

In recent years, wire fraud (special fraud) has occurred frequently, and each prefecture and city has been working on eliminating wire fraud.However, during 2018, in the Tokyo metropolitan area, 9,253 cases have occurred and the damage amount was about 19.4 billion yen.※
Therefore, in order to eradicate the damage of wire transfer fraud, a campaign will be held simultaneously in nine prefectures on Wednesday, September 4th.
On the day of the campaign in Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture, Nika Kawamura, an idol group and masked girl who is attracting attention from a wide range of age groups, appeared as a support ambassador to anti-crime program.
※Number of wire fraud and total damage in Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa prefectures
(Number of wire fraud in Yokohama, 1,157 cases, 2.89 billion yen)