JBA conducted a survey of its 180 member 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 counterfeit cash cards."
(Table 1) Withdrawals Using Stolen Passbooks
| (number of cases, million yen) |
| Period | Cases | Amount |
| April---June 2003 | 244 | 804 |
| July---Sep. 2003 | 183 | 685 |
| Oct.---Dec. 2003 | 140 | 246 |
| Jan.---March 2004 | 107 | 223 |
| April---June 2004 | 55 | 51 |
| July---Sep. 2004 | 80 | 71 |
| Oct.---Dec. 2004 | 80 | 166 |
| 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 when banks were notified by customers that withdrawals had been made using stolen passbooks. |
| 3. | The figures for cases represent the number of account holders. |
(Table 2) Account Suspension and Cancellation by Banks Due to Illegal Use
| Period | Suspension | Cancellation | Total |
| April---June 2003 | 733 | 583 (320) | 996 |
| July---Sep. 2003 | 2,512 | 1,749 (648) | 3,613
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| Oct.---Dec. 2003 | 6,181 | 5,466 (2,489) | 9,158 |
| Jan.---Mar. 2004 | 8,792 | 8,039 (4,754) | 12,077 |
| April---June 2004 | 7,714 | 7,687 (4,974) | 10,427 |
| July---Sep. 2004 | 10,858 | 8,555 (5,340) | 14,073 |
| Oct.---Dec. 2004 | 12,913 | 9,460 (8,549) | 13,824 |
| Notes: | 1. | The illegal use of accounts refers to bank accounts used for illegal/criminal purposes (examples include designating accounts for payments to loan sharks, designating accounts for payment of false invoices related to website 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) Withdrawals Using Counterfeit Cash Cards
| (number of cases, million yen) |
| Period | Cases | Amount |
| Fiscal 2001 | 1 | 19 |
| Fiscal 2002 | 3 | 13 |
| Fiscal 2003 | 92 | 277 |
| April---June 2004 | 53 | 188 |
| July---Sep. 2004 | 68 | 271 |
| Oct.---Dec. 2004 | 186 | 348 |
| 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. |