FarangFarang Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Recently the owner of a car accessories shop, Mr Pansuthee Meeluekit, gave his Thai ID number and bank account number to a customer who wanted to pay via funds transfer. The "customer" then used Pansuthee's Thai ID card to get a replacement SIM card which he used to request a new PIN number for Mr. Pansuthee's bank account. Mr. Pansuthee later noticed that nearly 1 million baht had been withdrawn from his account. Apparently, nobody was really interested in helping Pansuthee which led him to stage a sit-in at the National Police Office until Kasikorn Bank (his bank) agreed to refund him the money that was stolen. Now, a lot of people might be saying, "I don't have an Thai ID card" but every foreigner in Thailand has a passport and a passport can be easily counterfeited. Perhaps not well enough to pass immigration but surely well enough to fool the rep at a phone shop who might issue someone representing themselves as you a new SIM card with your phone number. And unlike the bank fraud protections you might enjoy back home, Thai banks typically don't act quickly to make fraud customers whole, if they act at all. Something worth considering. View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiAnt Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Could you expand on how exactly the perp obtained a new sim using false credentials? For my own personal safety, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 16 hours ago, PiAnt said: Could you expand on how exactly the perp obtained a new sim using false credentials? For my own personal safety, of course. The perp used his TF profile :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiAnt Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 OK I'll give it a shot. Don't be surprised if you find yourself buying a Fortuner shortly... (Do you mind if I call you Shortly?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiAnt Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 8/21/2016 at 10:48 PM, FarangFarang said: Quote "A lot of people might be saying, "I don't have an Thai ID card"" That's because their grammar is crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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