Bank Transfer scams in Japan hit record high at 8.1 Billion yen in 2012

"Officials at the MPD say the amount of money lost through bank transfer scams and other types of fraud in 2012 hit ¥8.1 billion—a record high."

Source:the small print 

March 27, 2013 

By: Reg Dunlap, 

Mar 27, 2013, Issue: 992 http://metropolis.co.jp/features/the-small-print/march-27-2013-2/