News Forum - Thai PM Prayut warns about fake 1000 baht banknotes

[Thaiger]

Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is warning about fake 1000 baht banknotes and is urging anyone who finds them to  hand them back to any commercial banks nearby. The PM’s spokesperson also gave details about how to detect the counterfeit bills. Locals in the central province of Nonthaburi have found lots of the fake 1000 baht notes. One female victim told Thai media that she received a fake bill from a female customer. The customer bought a grilled chicken at 190 baht and paid with a 1000 baht bill. She didn’t notice that the texture was different and let the customer […]

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[JustAnotherExpat]

Can anyone think of any other world leader who would announce their subjects should beware of counterfeit notes? Seems most other heads of state are busy with real matters. Just sayin'.

[Fanta]

They should stop being cheap and swap all the cotton banknotes for the polymer banknotes with the clear circle in them and all the funky anti counterfeiting stuff. 

[TSS]

oh! thank you so much for your ever vigilant, constant concern for the commoners who didn't elect you. You're brilliant leadership will continue to help your country through these tough times. 

[Soidog]

11 minutes ago, JustAnotherExpat said:

Can anyone think of any other world leader who would announce their subjects should beware of counterfeit notes? Seems most other heads of state are busy with real matters. Just sayin'.

Correct. In a normal political set up, it would be the bank governor or possibly Finance Minister getting involved. Perhaps he’s already sorted out all of the other issues. You know, things like:

Police Corruption, over priced lottery tickets, high road deaths, intellectual property violation, human trafficking, not to mention the big black hole in GDP due to lack of tourism. Maybe he’s worried a few of his hundreds of millions of baht he saved from his army salary are fake notes. 

[Loong]

It is unfair that an employee should compensate the business owner. I bet that there are no protocols established or training for the employee to identify fake notes!
Apart from that, why has she had to pay 1,190 Baht?  The shop only lost 1,000 so the employer gains an additional 190 Baht?

[MJHKT]

She need to get the real bill in return + get paid for the Chicken 1000+190=1190

[Loong]

1 hour ago, MJHKT said:

She need to get the real bill in return + get paid for the Chicken 1000+190=1190

No, she needs to get the 810 Baht given in change plus the cost of the chicken, 190Baht.
Total 1000 Baht.

[Fortuner]

Loong you are wrong MJHKT is right!

[Fanta]

8 minutes ago, Fortuner said:

Loong you are wrong MJHKT is right!

Fortuner you are wrong Loong is right!

The shop accepted a fake 1,000 note, The shop didn’t give out a real 1,000 baht note + a chicken. 

 190 + 810 = 1000 baht

Why should the shop get 1,190 baht? 

[DwizzleyMatthews]

The shop gave out 810 baht + a 190 baht chicken = 1000 baht.

The shop received a counterfeit 1000 baht note = 0 baht.

Loong is correct.

[PapayaBokBok]

Perfect timing with those plastic 20 baht notes