KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- With RM1.58 billion lost to scams last year and RM1.12 billion in just the first six months this year, Malaysia is scrambling for answers. Japan has a few.

Shigeru Yotoriyama, a former director of Japan's national police division investigating scams, shared how authorities and the private sector in Japan are working together to stop scam victims from losing money:

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Malay Mail....