【悪質商法】こんな手口にだまされないで！

Hurrying you to conclude a contract using such phrases as “only now” and “This is the only one left”!
Faking kindness to gain general consumers’ trust!
Assuming an attitude and tone that fan fear and a sense of anxiety!
Fooling people into buying products by taking advantage of their reluctance to say no!
Aiming for general consumers with no legal knowledge on topics such as contracts and damages!

What you should do to prevent damage
Be sure to check the purchase, return, and cancellation conditions
before placing an order.
Don’t be flustered or panic and sleep on it for the time being, andthink about it calmly a little while later.
Clearly say “I don't need it” and “Please leave” without reserve.
Even if it is troublesome, take quotations from several business
operators and compare them.
Without dealing with the vendor alone, consult with someone you
can trust, or ask that person to accompany you.
Important！

It’s best to prevent trouble.

Consultation
officeFor problems with products and services you havecontact the Consultation Office for Citizens and Consumerpurchased or used,
Affairs on the 1st floor of Yokkaichi City Hall. ※ 四日市市役所 1 階 市民・消費生活相談室
Dedicated phone No. for consultation : ０５９－３５４－８２６４
Hours for consultation: Monday to Friday 9:00－12:00
13:00－16:00
When you can’t remember the phone No.
or in the case of consultation on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday,[Yokkaichi CityConsumer Life Navi]

please use the “Consumer Hot Line” ☎ １８８ (no station No.)
* This number connects you to your nearest Consumer Affairs Consultation Counter or Mie Prefecture’s
Consumer Affairs Center (or the National Consumer Affairs Center).

It was supposed to be a one-time purchase “at a trial
price,” but it turned out to be a “regular purchase”!
Sometimes a notification that the product is actually a regular purchase type is shown in small letters in a section
which is hard to find. If you want to cancel the product by phone, you often cannot get through to an operator. While
you are trying to cancel it, making a call many times, you receive the product a second time, or your cancellation
deadline passes. Such problems have often occurred. Furthermore, as part of the cancellation conditions, you may
be required to pay a handling fee or the difference in the product’s regular price.

It was supposed to provide me with easy compensation,
but in fact I was cheated out of my money!
The details of information that is sold as know-how or a manual to earn a high income cannot bechecked until you purchase it. In addition, you will be strongly pushed to conclude a contract forsupport. If you turn it down saying you have no money, you will be encouraged to borrow money froma consumer finance company with such words as, “You will receive compensation, so you can breakeven right away.” Also, as part of a procedure to receive compensation, you may be required to pay aregistration fee or handling charge.

I intended to sell disused articles, but I wasforced to sell my precious stones and metals!
When you show your disused articles, the buyer will persistently ask whether you have any preciousstones or metals and won’t back down. The buyer may stay at your home for a long time, and as aresult, your valuable articles, which you had no intention to sell, may be purchased at a low price.
The buyer’s true aim may have been your precious metals from the beginning.

It was supposed to be a “free inspection” and “lowprice repair,” but I was charged an unexpected highpenalty.
You may be urged to conclude a contract with a phrase that makes you feel uneasy, such as “If
you leave it as it is, you will be in big trouble,” or pushed to conclude a contract for unnecessary
construction through a fake explanation. Or even when you conclude a contract, trusting anexplanation that “the inspection / repair fee will be free of charge with the use of your fire
insurance,” the amount of the premium you can receive may be small. Even when you ask forthe construction to be cancelled because the conditions have been changed, you may becharged a high penalty for contract breach.

Be careful about fraud websites from which you
will receive counterfeit goods and inferior goods
or even no products!
The points to distinguish such websites are as follows: • Brand-name items are sold at drasticallycheap prices, • You can obtain rare products, • You cannot identify the office of the transfer accounteven through a search for individual names or the location, • The means of communication are limited
to email, and • The URL of the website is slightly different from that of the official website. There may
be cases where your personal information is used for a wrong purpose as well.