Matching App "Tapple" Cooperates with the National Police Agency as a Full Member of the Romance and Marriage Matching App Association to Launch Awareness Campaign for Users Nationwide on "SNS Romance Scams"
Tapple is collaborating with the National Police Agency to launch an awareness campaign to prevent romance scam victims.
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Tapple Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Shigehisa Hiramatsu) has responded to a request for cooperation from the National Police Agency regarding awareness of SNS romance scams, received by the Japan Association of Romance and Marriage Matching Apps, of which Tapple is a member. As a full member of the association, Tapple is cooperating with the National Police Agency to conduct an awareness campaign for its users to prevent damage from SNS romance scams.
Initiatives
Awareness Raising Through In-App Notification Articles
Articles explaining typical romance scam tactics and points of caution in an easy-to-understand manner will be distributed to users nationwide*.
Details of the notification article can be found here: [https://tapple.me/information/1164483237200789505](https://tapple.me/information/1164483237200789505)
*Excluding registered users residing in Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Hokkaido, where awareness campaigns are already being conducted in cooperation with the police.
Utilization of "Heart-Pounding Lines Series" Posters Produced by the Osaka Prefectural Police
Official comic-style posters, planned and produced by Shanika Ma of Nai Co., Ltd. at the request of the Osaka Prefectural Police, will be published within the articles. The posters have a design resembling the cover of a comic book. The back of the memo pads, which use the same design, feature a synopsis and barcode to better imagine the world, creating a unique design reminiscent of the spine of a real comic book.
Features of the posters:
- Four typical scenarios actually used by criminal groups are presented.
- Designs indicate that romantic-sounding words are actually "scam tactics."
- The structure is designed to visualize the "flirtatious lines" and "settings" that victims encounter, allowing readers to pause and think, "This might be a scam" the moment they feel "heart-pounding."
Initiatives
Awareness Raising Through In-App Notification Articles
Articles explaining typical romance scam tactics and points of caution in an easy-to-understand manner will be distributed to users nationwide*.
Details of the notification article can be found here: [https://tapple.me/information/1164483237200789505](https://tapple.me/information/1164483237200789505)
*Excluding registered users residing in Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Hokkaido, where awareness campaigns are already being conducted in cooperation with the police.
Utilization of "Heart-Pounding Lines Series" Posters Produced by the Osaka Prefectural Police
Official comic-style posters, planned and produced by Shanika Ma of Nai Co., Ltd. at the request of the Osaka Prefectural Police, will be published within the articles. The posters have a design resembling the cover of a comic book. The back of the memo pads, which use the same design, feature a synopsis and barcode to better imagine the world, creating a unique design reminiscent of the spine of a real comic book.
Features of the posters:
- Four typical scenarios actually used by criminal groups are presented.
- Designs indicate that romantic-sounding words are actually "scam tactics."
- The structure is designed to visualize the "flirtatious lines" and "settings" that victims encounter, allowing readers to pause and think, "This might be a scam" the moment they feel "heart-pounding."