Jun.25.2009

Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (187 banks) on “Withdrawals using stolen passbooks,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking,” “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards” and other related topics, and released the findings on June 26.

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

Table 1: Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (January - March 2009)

Illicit Deposit WithdrawalsNumber of Compensated Cases, etc.
CasesAmount (million yen)Cases for which Processing was FinalizedCompensated CasesCompensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks17555100%
Counterfeit Cash Cards21191414100%
Stolen Cash Cards60630023616067.8%
Internet Banking26500-

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (January - March 2009)
SuspendedCancelledTotal
9,6708,643 (8,407)9,906
  • 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 March 2009)

Number of AccountsAmount(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation195,74010,003
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud124,8556,407
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen(66,040)(30)