phone scam pretending to be a relative
A type of telephone fraud where the caller impersonates a family member (often a child or grandchild) to trick the victim into sending money. アポ is from 'appointment', referring to the initial call to set up the fraud.
Please be careful of phone scams where the caller pretends to be a relative.
My grandmother almost fell victim to a phone scam where the caller pretended to be a relative.