Number overview
For 080-2653-2405, directories carry user reports describing SMS that pose as government or municipal benefit programs with phrases like special livelihood support and universal payout (as of 2026-08-03). jpnumber registers a scam-SMS label, and reviews describe texts pressing a same-day application deadline.
Reported behavior
- SMS posing as benefit-payment procedures
- Deadline pressure such as apply today
- Links leading to personal-data entry forms
How to handle such SMS
Do not open links
Japanese national and local governments never take benefit applications via SMS links. Check benefit information directly on your municipality's official site.
If you already entered details
Contact your bank and consult the police line (#9110) immediately.
Sources of the reports
The descriptions on this page are based on user reports posted to third-party phone-number directories (checked as of 2026-08-03). This site has not independently verified the caller, and nothing here identifies the caller definitively. The reporting sources we checked are:
- jpnumber: scam-SMS labelled registration
- Number-lookup articles via Hatena Bookmark: reports of benefit-program impersonation SMS (March 2026)
- Minna no Denwacho: similar reviews
Where to report or get help
- Consumer Hotline: 188
- Police consultation line: #9110
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Telecommunications Consumer Consultation Center: 03-5253-5900