Troubles through Internet
The Internet is an inseparable part of our daily lives now. It is a must for collecting information, shopping, playing games, exchanging e-mails, operating bulletin boards and so forth.
In line with this trend, more and more Internet-related inquiries have been received by local consumer affairs centers across Japan. New types of troubles have occurred one after another in relation to adult websites, dating service websites, net auctions, at-home affiliates and so forth.
The following are internet-related articles on this website.
News
- Beware of consumer problems caused by social media! Not only teens but also middle-aged and senior adults get involved in
- Surge of inquiries about regular purchase! "Although I intended to try with discount, a regular purchase contract was made," "Unable to cancel," "Too expensive to afford", etc.
- Avoid trading with unregistered binary options brokers! Consumers mostly in their 20s have got in trouble triggered by SNS
- Protect children from online trouble as family members! Trouble can be triggered by online game, adult website, regular purchase of health foods or cosmetics, SNS, etc.
- Do not borrow money from someone you met on SNS!
- Rise in the number of inquiries about trouble over online ticket resale
- Beware of money making offers: they say "you can get a reward from advertising goods on SNS" and induce you to make a large purchase
- Beware of fake security warning pop-ups when using the Internet
- Beware of fake shopping sites for winter clothes and shoes! Many troubles in winter
- Beware of quick fortune-making ideas related to side job, investment, etc. Soaring problems about information sold on the Internet
- Don't reply to unfamiliar email or SMS! Spam emails may drag you into trouble!
- It wasn't supposed to be like this! Trouble after buying a cheap smartphone - Confirm specific services and procedure, in addition to price
