I also have a small pension where the pension provider's proof of life procedure involves me going to any Western Union agent, presenting the form that the pension people send me along with my passport. For my trouble, they give me the equivalent of 10GBP in baht. No trouble at all for me because my bank is a WU agent.
Just finished it, thought it was good but the handsome detective banging his partner (old bag) detective was a bit unbelievable, especially as his wife was very attractive.
Yes, that aspect was a bit far fetched.