Actual audio of a fraudulent phone call obtained exclusively by FNN. The caller is a fake police officer, and the person responding is a real police officer. Fake police officer: I, Kudo from the Second Investigation Division of Sendai Central Police Station, will now be conducting the questioning, so please be patient. Real police officer: Mr. Kudo, what is your first name? Fake police officer: My name is Hajime. Real police officer: What do you specialize in at the Second Investigation Division? Fake police officer: What do you mean by specialize? Real police officer: Do you specialize in deceiving people? There is no such person as Kudo Hajime at Sendai Central Police Station. In August 2024, a call was made to a man in his 60s living in Ibaraki Prefecture. The man on the other end called himself "Shigemori from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Health and Medical Affairs Bureau" and told him that his health insurance card was being misused. Man claiming to be from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Of course, there is a possibility that your wife's health insurance card and your family's health insurance card will also be suspended. Man who received the call: Does that mean your wife's health insurance card may also be suspended? When I told him I had no recollection of the incident, the man asked me to file a police report. After that, he gave me a plausible explanation and transferred the call. The man said that the call was to the police station. However, it was a fake police officer who answered the phone. The man who answered the phone: Is this Chuo Police Station? Fake Police Officer: Yes, this is Sendai Chuo Police Station. The fake police officer said, "We will conduct an exceptional case of questioning over the phone and create a report of the crime." Fake Police Officer: Only those with special circumstances are allowed to be questioned at home. I'm going to start the questioning over the phone now, is that okay? After that, the man tried to get the man's personal information under the pretext of "questioning." However, the man's wife was resourceful. After receiving the report, a police officer from the Ibaraki Prefectural Police rushed to the scene. The phone was handed over, and the showdown between the fake police officer and the real police officer began. Ibaraki Prefectural Police: It's okay now. You don't need to file a report or anything. I'm going to Hitachinaka Police Station. Can I ask your name again? Fake Police Officer: My name is Kudo. Ibaraki Prefectural Police: What is your first name? Fake Police Officer: Hajime. Ibaraki Prefectural Police: There is no such person as Kudo Hajime at Sendai Central Police Station. Fake Police Officer: What happened? What is this, a prank call? Ibaraki Prefectural Police: You are the one making the prank call. (I'm) a detective from Hitachinaka Police Station! I've recorded all of your calls. According to the Ibaraki Prefectural Police, there have been a series of fraudulent phone calls in the prefecture. An image of a fake police notebook sent by a person claiming to be "Kimura of the Metropolitan Police Department". In September 2024, a man in his 70s received a phone call from a person claiming to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications saying that his mobile phone was being misused, and then a person claiming to be "Kimura of the Metropolitan Police Department" contacted him on LINE and said that they would "support him to clear up his doubts," and the exchange of messages began. During the process, the man was asked for his account number, so he contacted the police. The Ibaraki Prefectural Police said that the police will not inform the subject of the investigation of the status of the investigation or ask for money, but urged people to contact the police if they find themselves in such a situation. FNN Prime Online https://www.fnn.jp/