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As you may have seen in the news, there has been a surge in phishing attempts where scammers impersonate Interactive Brokers and other financial institutions. We have confirmed a case in which a client reported clicking on a phishing link, resulting in unauthorized access to their account and unauthorized transactions. These scams often involve urgent requests to update sensitive client information—such as tax details—and include login links that appear legitimate but lead to fraudulent websites.
If you click those links, you may inadvertently give bad actors access to your account.
The scammers continue to change their methods—sometimes sending texts, sometimes emails—but you can protect yourself by following a few simple rules:
Interactive Brokers Securities Japan (IBSJ) is a reporting financial institution subject to "Act on Special Provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Corporation Tax Act, and the Local Tax Act Incidental to Enforcement of Tax treaties." Therefore, those who open financial accounts with us are required to submit a self-certification. Please be advised completion of the online application will satisfy the above requirement.
Account information, including account balance, is subject to reporting if the customer's jurisdiction of residence is a legally stipulated jurisdiction. Please click click here for more details.
In accordance with the October 1, 2016 amendment of the "Act of Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds," applicants classified as Foreign PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons) may no longer apply for an account with IBSJ (Domestic accounts). If non-applicable, please proceed with the application by clicking "continue after confirming the above......" (Should you proceed with the application, you shall be deemed non-applicable).
Foreign PEPs is defined as below:
Those who fall under any of the items below, including those who served in the past and their family members.
*Please contact IBSJ client service (03-4588-9710) if you cannot determine whether you classify as any of the above.
As Foreign (Non-Japanese citizen) Ownership is limited by the "Civil Aeronautics Act," "Radio Law," "The Broadcast Act," and "The NTT Law," you may not be entitled to shareholders benefits, as well as be listed as a shareholder, in case foreign ownership exceeds the upper limit.
Please click this link for details on holding ratio and other related information.
If you wish to proceed with account opening after reading the above,
click the Start Application button.