People in Japan scammed out of record figure on social media in 2024

People in Japan were swindled out of a record-high amount of money in romance and investment scams on social media in 2024, with the number of cases more than doubling from the previous year, police data showed Thursday.Scammers stole some 126.8 billion yen ($833 million), up 81.3 billion yen from 2023, according to preliminary figures released by the National Police Agency.The number of investment scams jumped to 6,380, up 4,109, while romance scams surged to 3,784, up 2,209.Crimes described as "special fraud" cases, including those involving scammers posing as police investigators, netted…READ FULL ARTICLE