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In Japan, the government has finally begun to respond to “investment fraud advertisements” that impersonate celebrities.
Not only in Japan, but in other countries as well, fake investment fraud advertisements impersonating celebrities on SNS are on the rise and are being viewed as a major problem.
In countries such as the United States, India, and China, this problem has been highlighted for several years due to economic growth and population increase.
However, in Japan, the current fuss is due to the time difference in the speed of stock price rise.
The method is almost the same in any country.
☞ Post fake investment advertisements impersonating celebrities on social networks like Twitter and Instagram.
☞ Unauthorized use of photos of famous businessmen and celebrities, promising high returns or leading to fake investment platforms.
Mr. Maezawa and Mr. Horie, both entrepreneurs, are participating in this government meeting.
Mr. Horie, who is hosting a salon to gather members on SNS, might be understandable, but one might wonder whether a person like Mr. Maezawa, who is distributing assets worth 110 billion yen, would need to solicit investors.
In reality, we should be alert to the “investment landmines” that have been rapidly increasing on SNS in recent years, rather than these fraudulent activities impersonating celebrities.
I would like to cite some typical examples of the “investment landmines” I am pointing out here.
There are many suspicious “investment landmines”, but the most common cases where people are misled by the allure of profit and are easily led astray are the following two:
