In 2023, there was a surge in cyber and phone scams in Japan, with the police recognizing a record high of 19,033 cases, the most in 10 years. The Japanese government's Scamwatch received 484 reports of romance baiting scams, more than one per day. The FTC admitted that consumers in the U.S. lost over $10 billion to fraud in 2023, a 14% increase from the previous year, with imposter scams being the most reported. This has eroded consumer confidence and hurt the U.S. economy.
The FTC says Americans lost over $10B to scammers in 2023, up 14% YoY, with 2.6M+ consumers filing fraud reports; imposter scams were the most reported (@serghei / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/tBkZj5OEho 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/eehEsDjLO3
Scams hit a 15-year high, police announce in latest report #scam #police #scamming | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/5smexloAgU
The @FTC admits consumers lost more than $10B to fraud in 2023, a 14% increase. These scams erode consumer confidence and hurt the U.S. economy, yet this FTC continues to prioritize attacking American innovators, costing jobs and curtailing innovation. https://t.co/PTQzZgsI6d https://t.co/5jCwZtTYDF
Scams hit a 15-year high, police announce in latest report | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/5smexloAgU
Police say No. of cyber scams in Japan up 8% in 2023, most in 10 yrs https://t.co/dFgQUaTnwT
Crimes rise by 17% in 2023, second straight year of increase | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/bZPgnbAWQN
In 2023, the Japanese police recognized a surge in cyber and phone scams, marking a record high. https://t.co/OqqpZXSyyY
Number of cyber scams in Japan up 8% in 2023; overall crimes increase to 703,351: Japan saw an 8.3 percent increase in the number of police-recognized cyber and phone scams in 2023, with the 19,033 cases the most in 10 years, while… https://t.co/XmlWtXpIJN #japannews #japantoday
The government's Scamwatch received 484 reports of romance baiting scams in 2023 - more than one a day. 💔 #9News https://t.co/NP4ENnoWpQ