Dec.15.2008

Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (191 banks) on “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking” and other related topics and released the findings on December 16.

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

Table 1: Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (July – September 2008)

Illicit Deposit WithdrawalsNumber of Compensated Cases, etc.
CasesAmount (million yen)Cases for which Processing was FinalizedOf which, Compensated CasesCompensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks18233266.7%
Counterfeit Cash Cards44472727100%
Stolen Cash Cards58925723616569.9%
Internet Banking21500-

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (July – September 2008)
(unit: cases)
SuspendedCancelledTotal
13,2309,865 (9,425)13,670

Note: The figures in parentheses are 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 2008)

Number of AccountsAmount(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation206,75310,629
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud139,5327,112
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen(83,101)(38)