Number overview
050-3165-3367 is a phone number with many complaints about "push-buying" operators that use precious-metal or unwanted-goods buying as a pretext to force home visits.
Reported tactics
- The caller opens with, "We buy unwanted items," or "Do you have any precious metals tucked away at home?"
- Even after you say "I don't have any," they persist, switching items to "kimono," "branded goods," or "old coins"
- The caller tries to lock in a visit with phrases like "I'll be in your area tomorrow, so I'll drop by while I'm there"
- Once at your home, the buyer pushes to take precious metals other than the originally mentioned item at a low price
The Act on Specified Commercial Transactions provides cooling-off rights for in-home purchases (push-buying). You can cancel unconditionally within 8 days of receiving the contract document.
How to handle this call
Don't pick up - hang up immediately
Don't engage with calls from anyone claiming to be a buying service. Never agree to a visit.
If they show up
Don't open the door; refuse through the intercom. If they refuse to leave even after you say clearly, "Please leave," they may be committing the criminal offense of refusing to leave (futaikyozai). Call the police.
Where to report or get help
- Consumer Hotline: 188
- Police consultation line: #9110