Number overview
080-4121-4344 is a mobile-phone number with many complaints about sales calls for studio investment condos. Some calls have been reported under the name "Presance Next."
Reported tactics
- The caller opens with "We're calling about real-estate investment" and pitches studio condos
- The caller talks one-sidedly until you hang up
- The caller plays on future anxieties with phrases like "tax savings" or "asset building for retirement"
- Some calls go straight to the recipient's workplace
Under the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act, continuing solicitation after the recipient indicates they will not sign a contract is prohibited.
How to handle this call
Hang up immediately
Say "I'm not interested" and hang up. You don't need to keep listening.
If they call your workplace
If calls reach your company's main line, report them to your general-affairs department and ask to have the number blocked.
If they're persistent
Saying, "I will report you for violating the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act," is effective. If it continues, you can report to the licensing authority at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Where to report or get help
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - Real Estate Division: 03-5253-8111
- Consumer Hotline: 188
- Police consultation line: #9110