Bangkok Bank account emptied

[fft100]

kasikorn send me an sms whenever i take money out of the acct via ATM, or the card is swiped through in a store, or when i use it to buy on line, and a balance sms every morning. Far better than in the West ! SMS normally comes through before the girl in Tesco's or Homepro gives me the receipt to sign....

[T.I.G.R.]

Yeah, I don't use sms but was out to lunch with a friend today and he got an sms while we were chatting.......notification of the bill he just paid with his atm card. Whatta world nowadays, eh?

[dtaai-maai]

Pretty sad all round. I obviously need to catch up, as I studiously ignore all sms on the basis that they will be in Thai promoting something I don't want. Anyone I know who needs to tell me something will call me.

[fft100]

not sad, but useful. If your cards are lifted, which you may not be aware of, you will know as soon as they use them. Oh, and one occasion a store in HH rang through the wrong amount. It was only when i looked at the SMS i realised it. The till receipt showed the correct amount. The online system the store was using wasnt storing info correcly, and i became involved for 30 mins with the manager who at my insistence called Kasikorn, who verified the amount, and at which point the manager refunded the difference.

[dtaai-maai]

I do take your point, fft, really, and call me old-fashioned, but if you're having lunch with me and constantly answering calls or checking for sms on your mobile then we won't be lunching together very often!

[sjpthsuk]

i mentioned what had happened to the wife and she says this is a downside to Thai banks - there are people always watching what's in peoples accounts, as it happened to a relative of hers. Unfortunately they got no closure on the issue and just advised they had been withdrawing the money as shown on the account read-out.
sounded like this sort of thing was organised but who knows....