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Beware of SNS-type investment scams⚠️

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Is it really okay? SNS-type investment fraud tactics and countermeasures

Table of Contents

01: What is SNS type investment fraud?

02: Main flow of SNS type investment

03: Typical Method

04: Characteristics of vulnerable people

05: Countermeasure point ①

06: Countermeasure point ②

07: Countermeasure point ③

08: SNS type investment deception and countermeasures summary

09: Next notice

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2025/10/17 Edited to

... Read moreここ最近「SNSで投資の話を持ちかけられたけど大丈夫?」「この投資アプリ、入れていいの?」みたいな相談が増えました。私が見た範囲でも、手口はだいたい“同じ型”に当てはまるので、気づくためのチェックリストを追加でまとめます。 ■まず結論:相手の“肩書き”より「確認できる根拠」を見る 著名人の写真や、フォロワー数が多いアカウントでも安心材料になりません。なりすまし・偽広告は普通に出ます。見るべきは「金融庁に登録があるか」「運営会社の実在性」「連絡先が公式サイトと一致しているか」です。 ■DMが来た時点でやること(返信前チェック) 1) 相手のプロフィールを長押しで確認:作成日が新しい/投稿が少ない/不自然に投資話へ誘導、は要注意。 2) 送られてきたURLは踏まない:まずは検索で会社名+“評判”“詐欺”“金融庁”を調べます。 3) 「グループに招待」「限定コミュニティ」「今だけ」は赤信号:急がせるのは判断力を落とすための常套手段です。 ■偽アプリに誘導された時の見分け方 ・インストール先が公式ストア以外(プロファイル設定、野良APK、怪しいTestFlightなど) ・アプリ名やロゴが有名サービスに似ている ・運営会社の住所が架空っぽい/地図で見ると空き地や民家 ・サポートがメールだけ、電話が繋がらない このあたりが1つでも当てはまれば、私は入れません。 ■「利益が出てるのに出金できない」は詐欺の典型 よくあるのが「出金には手数料(税金)を先に払って」「本人確認のため追加で入金して」などの追加請求。ここで払うほど被害が膨らみます。利益表示は画面上いくらでも作れます。 ■振込先・送金先で気づけるサイン ・個人名義の口座、名義がコロコロ変わる ・海外取引所や暗号資産送金を強く勧める ・送金理由を“投資”ではなく別名目で書くよう指示される 一度立ち止まって、家族や信頼できる人にスクショを見せるだけでも防げることが多いです。 ■もし「やってしまったかも」と思ったら ・相手とのやり取り(DM、LINE、振込明細、アプリ画面)を保存 ・追加送金は絶対にしない ・金融庁の登録業者検索で確認し、必要なら消費生活センター(188)や警察へ相談 早いほど対応しやすいです。 SNS型投資詐欺は「必ず儲かる」「あなただけ特別」という甘い言葉で近づいてきます。私は“確認できない話は全部疑う”くらいでちょうどいいと思っています。

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