By the end of April, the number of billing frauds are estimated 7,836 and the damage are deemed 11,182,760,000 yen in 2008, the National Police Agency described.
According to the National Police Agency, 30% of victims of billing fraud rejected assistance from banks, who recommended their customer to examine the reliability of the instruction of money transfer, the Asahi Shimbun reported on 22th June 2008.
The agency inquired to 429 of victims in their thirties to nineties cheated more than 3 million yen in last year; more than 80% of victims had believed that they never might be frauded. Even though 30% of victims were cautioned by banks, they transfered money as dirceted by scammers.
