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September 25, 2009
Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (186 banks) on “Illicit deposit withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illicit deposit withdrawals using Internet banking,” and other related topics, and released the findings on September 25.

An overview of the findings is described in the tables below.

Table 1: Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (April – June 2009)

Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Number of Compensated Cases, etc.
Cases Amount (million yen) Cases for which Processing Was Finalized Compensated Cases Compensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks 19 9 10 10 100%
Counterfeit Cash Cards 26 15 13 13 100%
Stolen Cash Cards 653 323 244 168 68.9%
Internet Banking 13 4 11 10 90.9%

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (April – June 2009)
Suspended Cancelled Total
9,502 8,402 (8,193) 9,711
  • The figures in parentheses are the number of cancelled accounts which had previously been suspended.

 

Table 2-2: Number and Amount of Suspended or Cancelled Accounts that Remain Unsolved
(as of the end of June 2009)

Number of Accounts Amount(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation 185,103 8,616
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud 111,187 5,278
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen (55,755) (25)
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