Dec.24.2009

Japanese Bankers Association

Results of the Survey on Illicit Deposit Withdrawals Released

JBA surveyed its members and associate members (187 banks) on “Withdrawals using counterfeit cash cards,” “Illegal withdrawals using Internet banking” and other related topics, and released the findings on December 25.

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

Table 1: Illicit Deposit Withdrawals and Compensated Cases (July – September 2009)

Illicit Deposit WithdrawalsNumber of Compensated Cases, etc.
CasesAmount (million yen)Cases for Which Processing was FinalizedOf Which, Compensated CasesCompensation Rates
Stolen Passbooks2512111090.9%
Counterfeit Cash Cards68385555100%
Stolen Cash Cards71731634126778.3%
Internet Banking4222100%

 

Table 2-1: Account Suspensions and Cancellations by Banks Due to Illegal Use (July – September 2009)
SuspendedCancelledTotal
10,8299,242 (8,178)11,893

Note: The figures in parentheses indicate 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 2009)

Number of AccountsAmount(million yen)
Number and amount of accounts separately managed by banks after suspension or cancellation160,9838,409
Amount of accounts covered by the Law on Remedies for Remittance Solicitation Fraud84,4094,112
Accounts with amounts of less than 1,000 yen(35,395)(15)