Ministry of Finance
The Japanese Government

October 6, 2000

Warning against the fictitious certificate named
"Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho"

  A "Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho" is a fictitious certificate which has allegedly been issued by the Japanese Minister of Finance to certify the existence of a remaining balance on a Japanese government bond refund. It claims to confirm that the Japanese Minister of Finance will exchange the amount specified for an equivalent amount of Japanese government bonds.

  Although some of the perpetrators who attempted to receive money by using a "Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho" have already been arrested by the police since 1984, the fraudulent use of such a fictitious certificate has been occurring repeatedly.

  Please note that the Japanese Ministry of Finance has never issued such "Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho", and that such a certificate could never exist legally.

  An example of the fictitious certificate named"Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho"