Apo is an abbreviation of appointment and den of denwa (phone), so this word refers to appointments made over the phone.
However, it recently came to be used in reference to fraudulent phone calls.
Burglars phone the elderly in advance and ask about things like how much cash they have and when they are at home.
会う約束を
au yakusoku wo
appointments
ことです。
koto desu.
(this word) refers to
最近は
saikinn ha
recently
詐欺のためにかける
sagi no tame ni kakeru
fraudulent
電話を
dennwa wo
phone calls
意味するように
imi suru you ni
in reference to
なりました。
nari mashita.
(it) came to be used
高齢者に
koureisha ni
the elderly
事前に
jizenn ni
in advance
電話をかけ、
dennwa wo kake,
(burglans) phone and
あるのか
aru no ka
(they) have
自宅にいる
jitaku ni iru
(they) are at home
聞き出します。
kiki dashi masu.
ask about