A survey from December 2023 showed that almost 73 percent of female smartphone owners in Japan knew the phishing scam method of luring people to a fake website via e-mail or SMS. Tricking people into installing fraudulent apps was also known by a majority of the respondents.
Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Luring people to a fake site via e-mail or SMS, and then tricking them into revealing their ID, password, credit card number, etc.
72.9%
Tricking people into installing fraudulent apps and stealing their IDs, passwords, credit card numbers, etc.
54.3%
Targeting specific companies, posing as business partners, and deceiving them of money and important information
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Council of Anti-Phishing Japan. (June 4, 2024). Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/
Council of Anti-Phishing Japan. "Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/
Council of Anti-Phishing Japan. (2024). Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/
Council of Anti-Phishing Japan. "Most Commonly Known Phishing Scam Methods among Female Smartphone Owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/
Council of Anti-Phishing Japan, Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Most commonly known phishing scam methods among female smartphone owners in Japan as of December 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Council of Anti-Phishing Japan, June 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475420/japan-most-commonly-known-phishing-scam-methods-among-female-smartphone-owners/
