Gunma Bank employees collected 55．35 million yen by saying they would “exchange new banknotes free of charge，” and used the money for online casinos and other purposes．

On the 2nd, Gunma Bank (Maebashi City) announced that it had dismissed a male employee in his 20s for disciplinary reasons for defrauding customers of 55.35 million yen in cash under the guise of exchanging new banknotes. The male employee worked at a branch in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture, the hometown of Eiichi Shibusawa, the businessman depicted on the new 10,000 yen note. The bank is considering filing criminal charges for fraud. According to the bank, between August 13 and September 3, a male public relations employee gave false explanations to 16 individual and corporate customers, telling them “We have a target for exchanging your money into new banknotes and will do so free of charge,” and fraudulently received a total of 55.35 million yen in cash from the customers he visited. The problem was discovered through a customer inquiry. The male bank employee is said to have used the money for online casinos and other purposes. The bank returned the full amount to the customer. At a press conference, Managing Director Akihiro Goto apologized, saying, “It is with deep regret that such an incident occurred at a financial institution that values ​​trust.”
Yomiuri Shimbun 2024/10/02 19:47

「新紙幣の両替を無料で受け付け」と５５３５万円集金、群馬銀行員がオンラインカジノなどに使用

【読売新聞】　新紙幣の両替名目で顧客から現金５５３５万円をだまし取ったとして、群馬銀行（前橋市）は２日、２０歳代の男性行員を懲戒解雇処分にしたと発表した。男性行員は、新１万円札に描かれた実業家・渋沢栄一の出身地・埼玉県深谷市の支店に

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