thinkingman

OK, final report. It turns out that the SCB withdrawal slip includes a power of attorney (in Thai), so it can be used sort of like a check. I had to send a trusted friend in Thailand a signed copy of my passport, signed withdrawal slips (I sent 3, which he had earlier sent me) and the ORIGINAL bank book. SCB branch also said they may verify by a Line video call. Well sent all, my friend was a long time SCB customer known to the branch manager, so no Line call was needed. The account was brought to zero by paying him and he immediately wired the money to me.

I departed in February 2020, right before the country froze up. I had an SCB account with about bt5000. My ATM card is blocked (forgot PIN, tried too many times.) I received a legal settlement into the account a month or so ago. It is now a material amount of money. When I call SCB call center, they say only way is to come back to Thailand. So, there has got to be a way to close the account from outside Thailand. For example, what happens to the account of a decedent? There must be some way using POA, etc. to close the account.