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Sales impersonating power companiesHigh risk

0800-700-6005 phone number information

Basic Information

Number Type
Toll-free number (0800)

Number overview

0800-700-6005 is reported as an automated-voice survey call posing as a power company. On phone-number lookup sites it draws heavy traffic as a "fake-power-company automated survey."

Reported tactics

  • When you answer, an automated voice introduces "a survey on electricity rates"
  • If you answer the survey, follow-up sales calls about switching providers begin
  • Using an 0800 number imitates a legitimate Free Dial
  • Similar calls have been reported across the country

Legitimate power companies do not run automated-voice surveys from 0800 numbers.

How to handle this call

Don't pick up

The best approach is not to answer unfamiliar 0800 numbers. If you hear an automated voice, hang up immediately.

Don't answer the survey

Don't press buttons. Answering makes you a target for follow-up sales calls.

Where to report or get help

  • Consumer Hotline: 188
  • METI Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission: 03-3501-5725

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of call is 0800-700-6005?

It's a nuisance automated-voice survey posing as a power company. Answering the survey leads to follow-up sales calls.

Do power companies run automated-voice surveys?

Legitimate power companies do not run automated-voice surveys from 0800 numbers.

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