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December 25, 2009
Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (187 banks) on “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking” and other related topics, and released the findings on December 25.

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

Table 1: Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (July – September 2009)

Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Number of Compensated Cases, etc.
Cases Amount (million yen) Cases for Which Processing was Finalized Of Which, Compensated Cases Compensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks 25 12 11 10 90.9%
Counterfeit Cash Cards 68 38 55 55 100%
Stolen Cash Cards 717 316 341 267 78.3%
Internet Banking 4 2 2 2 100%

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (July – September 2009)
Suspended Cancelled Total
10,829 9,242 (8,178) 11,893

Note: The figures in parentheses indicate the number of cancelled accounts which had previously been suspended (including the abovementioned period).

 

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

Number of Accounts Amount(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation 160,983 8,409
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud 84,409 4,112
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen (35,395) (15)
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