Stop scams! The effect of Japan's anti-fraud measures on "mandatory call recording" seems to be quite significant!

"In order to prevent fraud, we will record the call (詐欺被害防止のため通話内容を録音します)" Such a concise and powerful prompt before forced call recording is surprisingly effective in preventing fraud. Continue reading Stop Scams! The effect of Japan's anti-fraud measures on "mandatory call recording" seems to be quite significant!

Image source: Japan Metropolitan Police Department

In the face of the increasingly serious fraud problem, although there are many third-party anti-fraud identification application services on the smartphones that many people use daily, even the original systems have begun to have built-in related functions, and even the government has anti-fraud measures. Services and Apps.

However, these intensive anti-blockage and anti-fraud propaganda have become a direction for fraudsters to gather for the older generation who are only accustomed to using traditional wired phones. After all, may it become relatively easier to succeed?

In response, the Japanese government has taken measures in recent years to provide plug-in anti-fraud equipment for residential phones. Interestingly, recently on the X community, we have seen some Japanese reactions, and it seems that such a device does have quite good effects.

Image source: よく眠りたまに色々考える主婦 甘木サカヱ (@toppinpararin)

"In order to prevent fraud, we will record the call content (詐欺被害防止のため通話内容を録音します)" Such a concise and powerful prompt before forced call recording is surprisingly effective in preventing fraud:

After actual installation, usually before we answer the call, the call will be hung up immediately as soon as the notification sound "This call will be recorded" plays. This once again makes people realize that there are so many scams or unnecessary sales calls targeting elderly families.

実際に取り付けてみると、こちらが出る前に「通話を録音する」とアナウンスが流れた途端、切れる電話はとても多いです。それだけ高齢者世帯を狙った詐欺や不要なセールス電話が多いんだなと改めて実感できます。

高齢の家族がいて家電へ掛かってくる詐欺電話が心配な方、自治体が詐欺電話防止装置というやつを貸与してくれたりするので調べてみるといいですよ。全ての受信した通話に、「詐欺被害防止のため通話内容を録音します」というメッセージが流れて録音もしてくれる。設置も簡単でした pic.twitter.com/ml4Byp8t16

— よく眠りたまに色々考える主婦 甘木サカヱ (@toppinpararin) October 19, 2024

To put it bluntly, this is basically a device that can detect incoming call numbers, quite similar to an answering machine (it actually has the function of blocking hidden numbers and unknown calls). But it's just like the translated content of the social message quoted above, and the comments from netizens inside. Basically, if you don't have a guilty conscience, you shouldn't worry about being recorded.

Image source: Japan Metropolitan Police Department

The main purpose of this "anti-criminal payment phone (防犯機能付き電話)" led by the Japan Metropolitan Police in this post is actually just two of its features, that is, it will automatically prompt the call before it is connected. There will be recordings to protect against fraud. Secondly, it has the function of actively blocking unknown and hidden calls.

Although it seems that this measure should have been implemented in 2020. But because of recent posts like this, some Japanese netizens noticed that the government provides this kind of anti-fraud device for general local calls in cooperation with NTT East. And there are even purchase subsidies in some areas.

That is to say, I always feel that the call recording function that has recently begun to be equipped on mobile phones seems to be quite suitable for adding a similar prompt sound or even a forced start to the prompt voice before recording? I feel like it will be quite a deterrent against fraud.