In the fiscal year 2023, there were close to five thousand cases of unauthorized online banking withdrawals from bank accounts of individuals in Japan. This was the highest number of fraudulent withdrawals through internet banking in the past decade. The value of illegal withdrawals also increased to a record high.
Number of unauthorized withdrawals through internet banking in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023, by account holder
fiscal year 2014 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of each stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Number of respondents
189 banks*
Supplementary notes
*Number of Japanese Bankers Association members surveyed for FY 2023.
The number of cases is the number of deposit holders. The figures include the number of cases of unauthorized withdrawals of deposits, etc., by persons other than the customer of the bank. Excluding withdrawals by a spouse or relatives and cases resulting from fraudulent applications for online banking with authentication information acquired fraudulently.
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Japanese Bankers Association. (June 27, 2024). Number of unauthorized withdrawals through internet banking in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023, by account holder [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411894/japan-number-fraudulent-withdrawals-online-banking-by-account-holder/
Japanese Bankers Association. "Number of unauthorized withdrawals through internet banking in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023, by account holder." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411894/japan-number-fraudulent-withdrawals-online-banking-by-account-holder/
Japanese Bankers Association. (2024). Number of unauthorized withdrawals through internet banking in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023, by account holder. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411894/japan-number-fraudulent-withdrawals-online-banking-by-account-holder/
Japanese Bankers Association. "Number of Unauthorized Withdrawals through Internet Banking in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023, by Account Holder." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411894/japan-number-fraudulent-withdrawals-online-banking-by-account-holder/
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Number of unauthorized withdrawals through internet banking in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023, by account holder [Graph], Japanese Bankers Association, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411894/japan-number-fraudulent-withdrawals-online-banking-by-account-holder/
