 Much of the money deposits into banks and other financial institutions have also been subsequently seized in the immediate aftermath of the deportations . Once a deposit was made , a certificate was given to the depositor as a proof of deposit . However , once the deportations began , withdrawals were prohibited . Much of the deportees who had held deposits were left with only certificates in their possession . Many of the depositors still carry the certificates of deposit today . Historian Kevork <unk> states that the worth of these deposits " should rise to astronomical sums today , " with the " deposited capital and interests combined . " 
