Thursday 12 December 2013

1.18 billion yen stolen via online transfers in Japan in Jan.-Nov.

The amount of money stolen from online bank accounts in Japan in January-November totaled some 1,184 million yen, the National Police Agency said Thursday.

The amount is nearly four times the full-year record high of about 308 million yen marked in 2011.
The cumulative number of illegal money transfers in January-November stood at 1,125, up some 6.8-fold from 165 for the whole of 2011.

Source: NewsOnJapan

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