TOKYO (TR) – A feminine former employees member at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is suspected within the theft of greater than 1 billion yen from the secure deposit packing containers of shoppers over a four-year interval, the corporate mentioned final week.
“This case shakes the very foundation of our business — trust and confidence,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement on November 22. “Our top priority will be to respond to the inconvenience caused to customers and to allay the concerns of all customers who place their trust in the bank.”
From April 2020 to October 2024, buyer property saved in secure deposit packing containers at two branches in Nerima Ward and the Tamagawa space have been stolen, the corporate mentioned.
On October 31, a buyer complained that the quantity of things saved of their secure deposit field had decreased.
When the financial institution worker was requested in regards to the lacking property, she admitted to the theft. She was dismissed on November 14.
An investigation by an exterior lawyer remains to be ongoing, with roughly 60 victims having been recognized. The complete quantity stolen is over one billion yen.
MUFG has not revealed particulars in regards to the former worker in query, however an individual concerned with the financial institution confirmed to Shukan Bunshun: “The employee in question is a woman. She is married but has no children. She has short hair, big eyes, and a cute appearance. When the incident was discovered, she was working at the Tamagawa branch, and was in charge of counter operations and safe deposit box management.”