Please be careful about "casting survey" (suspicious phone calls and visits) pretending to be statistical surveys

There have been cases in the city that pretends to be statistical surveys and seeks out personal information (name, Address, age, my number, family structure, receipt of pension, financial institutions used, asset information, etc.).
In citizen's all of you, please have you pay attention enough, and if there is suspicious visit, telephone, document disguised as statistical investigation, please contact city statistics information section.

• It is a fraudulent act that pretends to be a public statistical survey, such as a census, or a statistical researcher, visits a household to deceive the completed questionnaire, or asks about the family structure of the household over the phone.
• Please note that it not only hinders the conduct of statistical surveys, but can also lead to fraud and other crimes.

• National or local government officials, statistical investigators, etc. do not request statistical surveys over the phone or survey information on individuals or households.
• Beware of suspicious calls, e-mails, and suspicious websites.
• However, in the following cases, the staff of the country, prefecture, city or ward may call you.
  • When confirming after submitting the questionnaire because there is any unclear point in the contents of the questionnaire.

• Statistical surveys conducted by the national, prefectural and municipal governments do not require money.
• Also, we do not ask for your bank account PIN or credit card number.

If you receive a suspicious call or visit that seems to be a "study survey", do not respond on the spot and ask for a "investigator's card" or ask for the ward office (General Affairs Division Statistics and Elections Section), city statistics information section (telephone 045-671-4207), prefectural statistics center (telephone 045-312-1121), or "consumer hotline" 18)

• Beware of the "Katari Survey" disguised as a statistical survey under the jurisdiction of the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications! (Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (External Site)
• Please be careful about "casting investigation" disguised as statistical investigation performed by government agency of country (Consumer Affairs Agency) (outside site)