Selling and Renting
Bank Accounts are Crimes!
I know what you’re thinking: “I’m just giving them my account. It’s not a crime.”
Sold accounts are perfect tools for crime and will incriminate you, too.
It’s time you learned just how scary selling bank accounts can be.
The stories below include fictionalized scenes inspired by actual events.
Account selling is a serious crime that contributes to the proceeds of criminal organizations.
Selling your account will cost you far more than what you earn.
- Punishment
- You may be found liable for crimes including violation of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, Fraud, and Computer Fraud.
- Civil Lawsuit Risks
- You may face civil lawsuits from the victims of crimes for which your sold account was used.
Risks in Daily Life
- The act of buying, selling, transferring, receiving, lending, and borrowing bank accounts (bankbooks and/or cash cards) as well as opening accounts under false names are crimes subject to punishment.
- If approached about buying, selling, or transferring bank accounts, please ignore them. If it has been revealed that you were involved in such activities, we will suspend your account and file a report with the police, in addition to declining any future business with you.
- If you are no longer using your account (for example, if returning to your home country), please close it.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
