JBA conducted a survey of its member banks (182 banks) on the "Quantity and amount of withdrawals using stolen passbooks," "Quantity of accounts suspended or cancelled by banks due to illegal use" and "Quantity and amount of withdrawals using so-called counterfeit cash cards" and released the findings on August 9. The previous survey was conducted in June 2004.
(Table 1) Withdrawals using Stolen Passbooks
| (number of cases, million yen) |
| Period | Cases | Amount |
| April 2003---June 2003 | 244 | 804 |
| July 2003---Sept 2003 | 183 | 685 |
| Oct 2003---Dec 2003 | 140 | 246 |
| Jan 2004---March 2004 | 107 | 223 |
| April 2004---June 2004 | 55 | 51 |
| Notes: | 1. | These figures depict cases in which actual withdrawals had been made by the time banks were notified by customers that withdrawals had been made using stolen passbooks. |
| 2. | The period indicates the time banks were notified by customers that their withdrawals had been made by using stolen passbooks. |
| 3. | The figures for cases represent the number of account holders. |
(Table 2) Account Suspension or Cancellation by Banks Due to Illegal Use
| Period | Suspension | Cancellation | Total |
| April 2003-June 2003 | 733 | 583 (320) | 996 |
| July 2003-Sept 2003 | 2,512 | 1,749 (648) | 3,613
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| Oct 2003-Dec 2003 | 6,181 | 5,466 (2,489) | 9,158 |
| Jan 2004-Mar 2004 | 8,792 | 8,039 (4,754) | 12,077 |
| April 2004-June 2004 | 7,714 | 7,687 (4,974) | 10,427 |
| Notes: | 1. | The Illegal use of accounts refers to bank accounts being used for illegal/criminal purposes (examples include designating accounts to make payments to loan sharks, designating accounts for payment of false invoices related to web-site use and "it's me" fraud) |
| 2. | The figures represent the number of accounts. |
| 3. | The figures in parentheses are the number of cancelled accounts for which use had already been suspended. |
| 4. | The figures in parentheses are not included in the total |
(Table 3) Deposit Withdrawals using so-called Counterfeit Cash Cards
| (number of cases, million yen) |
| Period | Number of Cases | Amount |
| Fiscal 2001 | 1 | 19 |
| Fiscal 2002 | 4 | 12 |
| Fiscal 2003 | 86 | 260 |
| April 2004---June 2004 | 47 | 156 |
| Notes: | 1. | The figures illustrate cases where banks believe counterfeit cash cards were used to make withdrawals or cash loan transactions. |
| 2. | The period indicates when withdrawals were made using counterfeit cash cards. |
| 3. | The figures for cases represent the number of account holders. |