Japan discovers a wireless base station in the trunk, and after the public's mobile phones lose signal, they receive Chinese phishing text messages.

Taiwanese people really enjoy traveling to Japan, and this news is very important; you must read it! After several incidents of mobile phones being intercepted and losing signal in the bustling city center of Tokyo, suspicious Chinese text messages were received. According to reports from Japanese media, the investigation report indicates that "fake base stations" that hijack mobile phone signals have been discovered. A black sedan was parked near Dogenzaka in Shibuya, Tokyo, and there was a strange large machine in the trunk, suspected to be a base station capable of emitting suspicious radio waves. It is claimed that the machine in the trunk of this car may be a "fake base station" that sends illegal radio waves, interfering with the mobile communications of the public. In addition, some individuals have already reported to the media that they received Chinese text messages from the fake base station, including scam messages and emails, which could potentially be related to telecommunications fraud.

A large number of mobile phone disconnections occurred in the bustling areas of Tokyo, followed by receiving Chinese phishing scams.

Mr. Sato (pseudonym) is a licensed special radio base station investigator. After seeing many posts on social media about people experiencing phone signal loss in the bustling areas of Tokyo, he began an investigation. He spent three months investigating the Tokyo area. Sato told the media that they photographed all the vehicles present whenever the fake base station's signal was strong, each time narrowing down the range of vehicles present, and identified suspicious vehicles.

It is said that when this suspicious black sedan appears, there is no signal on the phone, followed by receiving a phishing text message claiming to be from a certain bank in China. The Chinese message states, "Due to the risk of overseas card usage, your credit card has been temporarily deactivated. If you need to use your card overseas, please reactivate it through this website." Then, it guides the user to a suspicious website.

Local residents' phones, which are frequently used for communication, have been intercepted and are unable to function for work.

A frequent traveler to Shibuya stated in a media interview that every time his phone gets intercepted and loses connection, the signal becomes very weak, and his applications cannot function, resulting in his work being disrupted and his income declining.

Experts urge heightened vigilance when mobile phone signals are lost.

Professor Masakazu Morinai, an honorary professor at Kobe University, stated that any requests to open a URL via SMS or email are almost all phishing scam sites. The first thing to do is to remain skeptical of all information. Professor Morinai mentioned that some smartphones can adopt measures to set "not to use 2G network while traveling abroad" to maintain information security.

The impact of "fake base stations" is not limited to Chinese tourists; large-scale events like the Osaka Expo attract many inbound visitors, which could lead to major chaos. Phishing messages may flood in, and this type of criminal behavior is referred to as radio interference. The Expo only accepts online payments and does not accept cash, so many people will use smartphones for payments. If smartphone communications are intercepted, it could result in significant financial losses.

The Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs has not made any comments for the time being.

The issue of fake base stations was exposed by a post on social media. The Minister of Internal Affairs in charge of radio affairs, Seiichiro Murakami, stated that he would avoid questions regarding the post, including its authenticity. When the media inquired about the opinions of major telecommunications companies, they responded with statements such as "We are aware of this issue and are taking action," and "We have not received any reports of problems so far."

This article reports that a wireless base station was found in the trunk of a car in Japan, and after the public's mobile phones lost signal, they received Chinese phishing messages. This first appeared on Chain News ABMedia.