LINE Yahoo Corporation
[LINE Yahoo] In order to create a safe and secure environment for using LINE, we are issuing a warning about fraudulent activities in cooperation with the National Police Agency, Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Agency, and National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan.
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LINE Yahoo, Inc. (hereinafter LINE Yahoo), in cooperation with the National Police Agency, the Financial Services Agency, the Consumer Affairs Agency, and the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, has recently taken special measures to create a safe and secure
environment for using the communication app LINE. We launched a special website with pages that explain scam techniques that people should be aware of and how to deal with them on LINE, in order to alert users.
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Special site: https://fraud-alert.landpress.line.me/fraud_alert/LINE Yahoo! has long been running a website called “LINE” that compiles rules and precautions to help you use LINE safely and securely. We have released a “Safe and Secure Guide” and provided a function to reject suspicious talk. In addition, we have been working with the National Police Agency and the Financial Services Agency to raise awareness by publishing pages that explain the techniques and countermeasures for “investment scams” and “dark part-time jobs.” “Investment fraud”:
https://guide.line.me/ja/security/investmentfraud.html “Dark part-time job”: https://guide.line.me/ja/security/illegal-parttimejob.html LINE Yahoo! We regularly exchange information with government ministries, agencies, organizations, etc., but in response to the current situation where we need to be on guard against fraudulent activities that abuse SNS, we have been working with the National Police Agency, Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Agency, etc. to raise further caution. With the cooperation of the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, we have newly published a page explaining the techniques and countermeasures for “remittance fraud” and
“information product fraud.” Additionally, we released a special website that summarizes these pages and began alerting users through various announcement frames on LINE, the LINE official account, official SNS, etc. ■Regarding alerts We have pages that explain the methods of “investment fraud,” “remittance fraud,” “information product fraud,” “black part-time job,” and how to deal with them on LINE, which require special measures to be taken these days. A special website has been released. We are working to disseminate information on LINE, official LINE accounts, official SNS, etc. The content of the special site will continue to be updated. Special site:
https://fraud-alert.landpress.line.me/fraud_alert/ “LINE Easy Help” LINE official account: https://lin.ee/Fo0z4Wv “LINE Team” LINE official account: https://liff
.line.me/1645278921-kWRPP32q/?accountId=lineteamjp “LINE” Official X: https://twitter.com/LINEjp_officialLINE Yahoo creates a “WOW” life platform and delivers “!” to everyday life. ” is our mission, and we will continue to provide services that impress our users, while also contributing to the realization of a richer and more convenient life through the power of the Internet. We will continue to aim to provide services that our users can use safely and securely.
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