A THAI woman who was part of a gang that had defrauded the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand in 2008 by making a fake copy of his credit card and spending over 10 million baht was arrested yesterday after 14 years on the run, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 19). Central Investigation Bureau chief
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Korn: Halt blacklisting of credit card defaulters
FORMER finance minister and leader of the Chart Pattana Kla Party Korn Chatikavanij today (Jan. 2) called for cancelling the blacklisting of credit card defaulters by National Credit Bureau as the millions of people missed payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, TV Channel 7 said. In a post published on his personal Facebook Korn said millions
Read morePolice: Don’t reveal 3- digit number on the back of credit, debit cards
AS victims of criminal debiting of bank accounts or credit card deductions continue flocking to file a complaint at various police stations today (Oct. 18), police came out to warn people to not reveal the three- digit security code on the back of their cards, TV Channel 7 said. The victims who have
Read moreGovt moves to help Covid-hit credit card debtors
AS the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected a large number of people the government today (Feb. 13) announced that it has roped in 22 credit card issuers and financial service providers to work out debt settlement with clients in need of help, Siam Rath newspaper said. Ms. Trisulee Traisanakul, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s
Read moreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as
Read moreATM card finder tripped up by online fraudster
A GOOD Samaritan who upon finding an ATM card tried to search for the owner by posting pictures of it online immediately gave an opportunity to a cyber swindler who used the unmasked number and security code to spend 20,000 baht on an online shopping spree, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 2, 2020). Mr.
Read moreYoung men run naked around shrine after picking lucky card at army lottery
AS IT HAPPENS at Ang Thong province every year so has it started this year with young men who drew a black card in the annual army draft lottery, which frees them from two years of service, running naked around a sacred shrine to fulfill a vow to do so should they be spared, Sanook.com
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