Mar.30.2009

Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (189 banks) on “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking” and other related topics, and released the findings on March 31.

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 Passbooks3016181688.9%
Counterfeit Cash Cards55204848100%
Stolen Cash Cards68430931125582.0%
Internet Banking3083266.7%

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (July – September 2008)
(unit: cases)
SuspendedCancelledTotal
10,72410,804 (10,049)11,479

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 cancellation212,82710,948
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud145,8797,433
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen(86,428)(39)