Core Insights - In the first half of this year, the total amount of money scammed by fraud groups in Japan reached 59.73 billion yen (approximately 2.92 billion RMB), marking the highest record for the same period [1] - This amount is about 2.6 times higher than the same period last year and is the highest since relevant statistics began in 2004 [1] - The Japanese police received over 13,000 reports of such fraud cases in the first half of this year, also a historical high, with an increase of over 4,200 cases compared to the same period last year [1]