People in Japan scammed out of record ¥126.8 bil on social media in 2024

So old people no longer main target now, before ore-ore is the main one.

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As said above, the lack of communication in families and especially common sense are the main reason.

On the other side, banks have also a responsability. If you transfer high amount they should check....

once I sent money to the wrong person and right away ask to cancel it, they argue they cant do nothing and had to ask to the receiver to send me back the amount.

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If you are using Paypal, then you are the one getting scammed.

Where does this rank in the world per capita?

Blame it on the Police, city office, and community leaders for NOT doing what they should have done 2 or 3 years ago about scammers phone calls and E Mails and contacts. Education is the first line of defense, not a single meeting or letter was called or send to my area warning people these scammers and the methods they use.

Japan was a very safe place and still is but these safe rules are FADING fast as more and more scammers target Japan because it is WIDE OPEN with zero alerts.

Japan was a very safe place and still is but these safe rules are FADING fast as more and more scammers target Japan because it is WIDE OPEN with zero alerts.

This is a global problem, though Japan might be an easier target because it is a very high-trust society. That said, people in low trust societies are also getting scammed. Lonely or desperate people will always be susceptible. All anybody has to do is let their guard down for even a minute, and scammers are getting very sophisticated with the aid of AI. Recently, I have noticed very targeted messages, such as "about your new car (with specific model name)". These are sent out widely, but perhaps one in 1000 of the recipients has just bought that same car, and will not think twice about opening the message or attachment. If 100,000 of these messages are sent, that's 100 people who might fall for it. And a new car many indicate they have money.

A fool and their money are soon separated.

many are in get rich quick schemes which means they are not clean hands either. When people expect to earn larger sums of money without work it’s also a scam.

By the way. Pasmo and Suica are the largest fraud cards in Japan based on DBS Bank Singapore. They block the payment method in Apple Pay and their credit cards because of it. That didn’t get in and I’m surprised

1 Do NOT answer any callers that are not saved in your contacts list, chances are they are scammers or salespeople. set your mobile to accept calls from your Contacts ONLY. 2 Do NOT open / read any E Mails or SMS messages that are not from your contacts. 3 Do NOT respond to any one trying to contact you via Instagram, Facebook, X, or any platform. 4 There is NO real romance in the digital world it's all AI generated and fake. 5 invest the good old fashion way " EARN IT " if it sounds too good to be true then ......you know the rest. 6 It's that initial contact that is designed to get you sucked in SO NEVER RESPOND.

Unwanted emails go into a trash folder, but I check for regular emails by mistake. Emails can be opened but not responded to if from an unknown contact. Banks and credit card companies never send emails asking for account details.

Educate elderly family members about scams. Put a withdrawal limit on their bank accounts.

Scamers must be punished..

Scammers are a much bigger problem in other countries

Until very recently FaceBook was allowing scammer ads. I reported them many times, but FB did nothing. These were advertising electric bikes, Macbooks, etc., at ridiculously low prices. Click down to the address and location of the "company" and the Google maps link takes you to the middle of a field somewhere or the company is listed as having ONE employee. Total Fake! No wonder people are leaving FB in droves!

the smarter the tech becomes the more vulnerable the deposit becomes. But with FPS services. $$ gone. Banks hide. Several years b4 I did a HK$/CD$ transfer personally in bank. young Counter lady. USure. On-line now that is, dung & gone. My phone lives on DND. to ensure thinking time. E-mails are auto junk. if i have done so previously. Woody, guidance on scams has been around for years, if I get a spam call, my semi dumb phone reports it and blocks (my pinkies) and then the S.P. records it a spam for all other uses, by law. It is for the consumer to demand protections. (not gov gov gov) consumer is responsible for their wallets?

I'm in the wrong industry!