悪質投資勧誘の相談急増　昨年３１００件―１８歳成人への啓発強化・警察庁

　昨年１年間に警察が受理した悪質な投資の勧誘に関する相談が、前年比７２％増の３１０９件と急増したことが７日、警察庁のまとめで分かった。１日からは成人年齢が１８歳に引き下げられて被害が増える恐れも指摘されており、警察当局は広報啓発を強化する。
　相談者の年代別の割合は２０～４０代が半数以上を占める一方、２０１７年は約半数だった６０歳以上が昨年は２２％まで減少しており、若い世代の増加が目立つ。投資への関心の高まりや、インターネット交流サイト（ＳＮＳ）を活用した勧誘の増加などが要因とみられる。
　警察が検挙した事件は前年比８件増の４６件で、統計のある１０年以降で最多となった。被害総額は約１１１０億円。被害者（１３万２１２０人）の大半はファンドへの投資をうたった勧誘で、暗号資産（仮想通貨）関連も目立った。（2022/04/07-10:08）

The number of requests for consultation received by police across Japan in 2021 regarding fraudulent investment solicitations jumped 72 pct from the preceding year to 3,109, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
   Police are set to promote activities to warn the public of such deceitful solicitations for investment, mainly among young people, in order to prevent financial damage, especially after the legal age of adulthood was lowered to 18 from 20 in the country at the start of this month.
   By age group, people in their 20s to 40s accounted for a majority of the consultation requests while the proportion of those aged 60 or over came to 22 pct, compared with some 50 pct in 2017.
   The high proportion for young people apparently reflected a rise in their interest in investments and an increase in solicitations on social media.
   The number of cases for which police took action rose by eight from 2020 to 46, the highest since statistics started in 2010, with the amount of damage totaling some 111 billion yen. Most of the 132,120 victims were solicited to put money into investment funds while some cases were related to cryptoasset investments.