News Forum - Thai police official and daughter fall victim to cyber fraud, losing 2 million baht

[Thaiger]

A former police official and his daughter report a recent cyber fraud case where their bank account was drained of 2 million baht. Yesterday, Suthep, a 65-year-old former director of Klongtan Police Station, and his 30 year old daughter, Suthinika, owner of a bakery business in Lat Phrao area, reported the incident to Naphaporn Rakphichai, …

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[Johntucker]

a clear message that we should NOT have substantional balances in our Thai bank account!

[Ramanathan.P]

You can have a bank account. But just don't apply any ATM card or use that account for any on-line transaction. Just always make over the counter transaction for that particular account. Most important. Don't use your smart phone for transactions. Always use a personal laptop or computer with proper security features. And any such transaction via the laptop or computer needs approval from the on-line banking application in your handphone. This is double verification for all transaction to make sure that you approve the transaction via the application in your phone for that transaction which  you have applied via your laptop or computer

[HolyCowCm]

Even though my wife controls the family money that is in her bank account, I still have rules. It is things like this is why my wife cannot or would not even make a finacial move without consulting me first. I find it funny that this guy was the diretor of a police station. This tells me alot. Sort of scary in a big way.

[Dancbmac]

4 hours ago, Johntucker said:

a clear message that we should NOT have substantional balances in our Thai bank account!

A little harder to do when a retired expat is required to have a certain amount in their Thai bank account for their retired Non O or OA visa extension. Probably best to set up their Non O or OA extension with proof of at least the monthly minimum outside of Thailand income to avoid locking up so much in a Thai bank.

One can set daily withdrawal limits of around 50,000 baht to limit the damage a scammer causes if one has a lapse of judgement. Too many online scammers out there sending links like in this news report.  Everyone should question any out of the blue link for paying for something and find the official website or if nearby the government office in this specific case, make a visit to find out if the issue is legitimate.

[Dancbmac]

4 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Even though my wife controls the family money that is in her bank account, I still have rules. It is things like this is why my wife cannot or would not even make a finacial move without consulting me first. I find it funny that this guy was the diretor of a police station. This tells me alot. Sort of scary in a big way.

Same myself and my wife.  She is the one who tells me about these scams in Thailand almost daily.

[Grumpish]

The Thai banking apps do seem to lack security, and the fraud detection systems almost non-existent - something like this would have almost certainly have triggered a block on the transactions with my UK bank account until I had confirmed them as legitimate.

[Aussieroaming]

What an irony, Karma in action.