Sep.25.2008

Japanese Bankers Association

Results of Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals

JBA surveyed its 189 member banks on “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking” and other related topics, and released the findings on September 26.

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

Table 1 Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (April - June 2008)
Illicit Deposit WithdrawalsNumber of Compensated Cases, etc.
CasesAmount (million yen)Cases for which Processing was FinalizedCompensated CasesCompensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks2827131184.6%
Counterfeit Cash Cards178116130130100%
Stolen Cash Cards55321628922878.9%
Internet Banking2042111090.9%

 

Table 2-1 Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (April - June 2008)
SuspendedCancelledTotal
13,1079,334 (8,837)11,938
  • 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 2008)
Number of AccountsAmount
(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation195,6499,578
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud127,6076,181
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen(75,897)(35)