AVOID CRIMINAL ACTS

 

Japan is not safe from crimes that are disguised as harmless acts. Recently, there has been an increase of cases about Internet banking fraudulent remittances wherein foreigners are involved. Even if you did not know it was a crime and still did it, you will still be arrested and deported.

 

Usually, these are being carried out through the internet or SNS, inviting the victims through enticing offers such as “I have a tip for making money” etc.

 

Below are some examples of crimes in which foreigners are usually involved.

 

①Buying and selling of bank accounts (Violation on the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds)

　Selling one’s bank account before returning home.

 

②Money withdrawal (Violation on the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds)

　Withdraw money from own account and transferring it to the criminal’s account

 

③Receiving another person’s cash card (Violation on the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds)

　Assuming the identity of another person, withdraw cash from the bank account, and remitting it to the criminal’s 　

　account

 

④Withdraw cash from someone else’s account (Theft)

　Withdraw cash using someone else’s cash card

 

⑤Buying and selling of mobile phones (Violation of Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act)

　Selling previously owned phones and SIM cards before going back home, which then the phones and SIM cards are

　used for crime

 

⑥Illegal Delivery (Fraud Complicity)

　Receiving a package delivered to your house and transferring it to the criminal

 

⑦Signing of delivery slips addressed to other people (Counterfeiting of Private Seal)

　Signing delivery slips in guise of another person

 

⑧Receiving deliveries address to someone else other than you (Fraud Complicity)

　Assume the identity of someone else to deceive couriers and then handing over the item to the criminal

 

※ Activities mentioned above are all criminal acts.

 

Always be wary of suspicious actions since reasons such as, “I did not know it was a crime”, “I was just asked by someone to do it”, “I just got invited through SNS”, “My friend invited me”, and the like are never acknowledged by the law.

 

Disappearance and Missing Cases

If you accepted the contract offered by an illegal recruiter, you will become an illegal worker, working under a company whose business is of a different kind than the one stated in the contract.

 

Experience of Illegal Workers

For illegal recruiters, these illegal workers are a source of convenient manpower and can be treated unfairly. It is because these illegal workers have no place to go in this unfamiliar country and they have no one to consult with in times of trouble at work. If you are hired by an illegal recruiter, your working conditions and salary might follow what was being discussed in the beginning. Although there are cases where after a couple of weeks or months, they will lower your salary at their will or even build up your workload more without changes on your pay. How enticing the offer may be, be sure to reject the invitations of these illegal recruiters.

 

Be careful not to be swayed with sweet words and suspicious conditions about work.

 

・Can work without a designated working visa

・You do not have to pay pension and insurance.

・The salary is paid personally to you.

・”I saw your resume online and you fit the description of the people I am looking for”

 

Mentioned above are some examples of these deceitful invitations. Be always vigilant.