News Forum - Mistaken 6,000 baht transfer sparks legal debate

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A case of a mistaken money transfer involving 6,000 baht has surfaced, with the recipient offering to repay just 10 to 20 baht per day. The incident has drawn significant attention, including comments from a well-known lawyer. A Facebook page named อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 7 (I will make you famous) posted a clip of a … …

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[rattlesnake]

A few years ago, I mistakenly sent 3,000 baht to a construction company instead of Lazada's "123 service" for an online purchase, due to being tired and busy. I realised my mistake just as I pressed "confirm" and despite frantically pressing the Back button on my phone, it went through.

I had to file a formal request for refund at a Kasikorn branch. What happens in these cases is the bank asks the unintended recipient to send back the money in good faith. As it was a large company, the finance department immediately consented and I received my money back a couple of months later. But it was obvious to me that if it had been a private individual, I could have kissed that money goodbye.

[BigHewer]

12 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

I had to file a formal request for refund at a Kasikorn branch. What happens in these cases is the bank asks the unintended recipient to send back the money in good faith. As it was a large company, the finance department immediately consented and I received my money back a couple of months later.

It can go both ways. When I was 18 back in Germany, I received a deposit of 244.000 Deutschmark into my bank account. I reported it, but the bank told me the depositor claimed no error had been made. Took multiple visits and some time to get it sent back. 

I never found it who or which firm it was, but I’ve always wondered. Incompetence, or more value in hiding the error than receiving the money back?

In any event, I kept the account balance slip as a souvenir