2 hours ago, Mac98 said:

6:30 a.m. Pattaya. Foreign bank visa. ATM had normal screen. Put card in and up popped "Temporarily out of order" and ate my card. All day on phone with Thai only, music, transfers, call backs. Got my card back near closing time at distant branch. Card worked fine at branch ATM.

cancell your card immidiately.

might a banker fraud to get your card details and charge you later.

13 hours ago, Mapguy said:

It is foolish.

Greece 2015, people couldn't get their money out of the bank. What's good for the goose is bad for the gander.

What's George Soros up to nowadays anyway?

 

Edited March 25, 20206 yr by WhereIsMyRyeBread

Bangkok Bank got the ATM's working about 1pm March 25. The bank app didn't work properly until a few hours later but the website did. 

So every conspiracy theorist can relax. 

Yup, BKK app working as normal, too early to go to the ATM.

 

 

05:12 

On Wednesday afternoon a friend advised me tha Bangkok Bank ATMs where not working and that perhaps the banks where being shut down. 
I went to my 2 Banks, UOB and SCB, I withdrew enough money at both banks to last me over one month.

 

john

19 hours ago, owl sees all said:

It could be all over!?

 

Handling money that has been in the pocket, or a handbag of an infected person, is a sure way to get the nasties on your hands. Then you rub your eye, or scratch your nose,,,, etc.

 

The banks are just trying to help.

Stay off the blue-pills for a while

..and I don't mean Viagra

27 minutes ago, jonwilly said:

On Wednesday afternoon a friend advised me tha Bangkok Bank ATMs where not working and that perhaps the banks where being shut down. 
I went to my 2 Banks, UOB and SCB, I withdrew enough money at both banks to last me over one month.

 

john

Where you live Khun John?

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, mistral53 said:

Tried to withdraw 10K THB from an ATM at the mall, got comm-error, no money dispensed and returned my card, and just now checked my account - the 10K THB were deducted from my account. <deleted>.............!!

Same here 5k baht missing from my account 

Yesterday the 25th I used Transferwise to send £700 to my Bangkok bank account . Have used this system for the past 3 years or more without any problems but on this occasion ? I was waiting for the transfer confirmation by Messenger text which is done normally within 1 minute but it did not happen . Long story cut short but I spoke to TW who said the money was refused by the recipient ( Bangkok bank ) because  senders derails did not match the account details .  Absolute rubbish as nothing has changed over the last 3 years .

TW refunded the £700 to my UK account where is is in abeyance waiting for clearance which is 2 to 5 working days .   Tried again to send £300 to TW but my UK bank would not allow it .

Same here in Chiang Mai. My wife tried yesterday to withdraw 5,000 baht from a BBK atm using her BBK atm card. She got a similar message and no money. Checked this morning and BBK had charged her for the 5,000 baht. She is waiting now at the bank for them to open. They have taped off all of their atm's at the branch where she is waiting saying they are out of order.

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

so after not working since 09:30 this morning in Hua Hin my Bangkok Bank ATM card worked at 19:00 at ATM.

 

that was the fifth try at four different banks over the course of the day.

 

I can hardly wait to see what tomorrow brings.

 

 

 

Maybe more outpourings of incredulous disbelief with repetitive inferences to the hopelessness of, and general feeling of disenchuffedness with our hosts by the usual suspects?

 

And rancor? Yes, rancor. I reckon we haven't had a decent run of rancor here for a few days now.

34 minutes ago, FredLee said:

Same here in Chiang Mai. My wife tried yesterday to withdraw 5,000 baht from a BBK atm using her BBK atm card. She got a similar message and no money. Checked this morning and BBK had charged her for the 5,000 baht. She is waiting now at the bank for them to open. They have taped off all of their atm's at the branch where she is waiting saying they are out of order.

Update: Wife just checked with the staff at BBK branch at MeeChok plaze in Chiang Mai. They had her fill out some form, and said that everyone's account should be updated by 7:00 pm to show the corrected balance. 

13 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

And that poster should be ashamed for even suggesting that was the issue and feeding the paranoia already so latent on this board.

 

Another poster suggesting lazada was blocking transactions on foreign cards.

 

What is wrong with you people?

After all these years you still need to ask?

1 minute ago, NanLaew said:

After all these years you still need to ask?

Not really, it was primarily a rhetorical question.

1 minute ago, metempsychotic said:

Not really, it was primarily a rhetorical question.

Ah... OK.

 

After all these years and still asking rhetorical questions on this forum?

yesterday i used my Bangkok Bank ATM card and failed to withdraw 9900, 900, 1000, 2000 baht at various ATMs. None of the failed transactions have shown up in my account.

 

thank you everybody for your reports. 

 

and my BB phone app is operational as far as log in and basic functions like account balances.  

1 hour ago, superal said:

Yesterday the 25th I used Transferwise to send £700 to my Bangkok bank account . Have used this system for the past 3 years or more without any problems but on this occasion ? I was waiting for the transfer confirmation by Messenger text which is done normally within 1 minute but it did not happen . Long story cut short but I spoke to TW who said the money was refused by the recipient ( Bangkok bank ) because  senders derails did not match the account details .  Absolute rubbish as nothing has changed over the last 3 years .

TW refunded the £700 to my UK account where is is in abeyance waiting for clearance which is 2 to 5 working days .   Tried again to send £300 to TW but my UK bank would not allow it .

Did Bht50k to my Bkk Bnk on Tuesday. Went as usual. Unfortunately Tuesday was the lowest exchange rate for a week or so, but I needed it on 24th as always. It's only money!   LOL

4 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

and my BB phone app is operational as far as log in and basic functions like account balances.  

transferred 20k from BKB to TMB via phone app this morning.

Don't know if BKB atms are working, but all the other ATMs work with my TMB card.

 

Now keeping 5-10k cash in a drawer ............ just in case.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

 

 

Now keeping 5-10k cash in a drawer ............ just in case.

Many people keeping more just in case

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Many people keeping more just in case

I have to balance the risk of 'gf stealing it' Vs 'atm not working'.

I think I have the balance about right.

 

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the trustworthy, educated, age appropriate, hi-so woman from a wealthy respectable family in their bed, that so many TV posters have managed to find.

Edited March 26, 20206 yr by BritManToo

5 hours ago, jonwilly said:

On Wednesday afternoon a friend advised me tha Bangkok Bank ATMs where not working and that perhaps the banks where being shut down. 
I went to my 2 Banks, UOB and SCB, I withdrew enough money at both banks to last me over one month.

 

john

In any country in Europe banks online systems crashes every year. If a Thai bank goes offline for a few hours you freak out and withdraw money for a month? Yesterday loads of people went for money for immigration,and Bangkok Bank is the largest bank in Thailand. I guess you can understand why the system crashed. 

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I have to balance the risk of 'gf stealing it' Vs 'atm not working'.

I think I have the balance about right.

 

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the trustworthy, educated, age appropriate, hi-so woman from a wealthy respectable family in their bed, that so many TV posters have managed to find.

How many times in a year doesn't an ATM work? I can't remember the last time Bangkok Banks system crashed. In Europe it happens on a regular basis. 

19 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Many people keeping more just in case

There's no need what so ever to keep 10k or more in a drawer just in case an ATM suddenly doesn't work. How can people freak out because a system went down ~5 hours? Try to relax and just wait it out. 

7 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

How many times in a year doesn't an ATM work? I can't remember the last time Bangkok Banks system crashed. In Europe it happens on a regular basis. 

How many times a year do airlines cancel all flights and countries close their borders?

We're living in strange times.

 

5 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

There's no need what so ever to keep 10k or more in a drawer just in case an ATM suddenly doesn't work. How can people freak out because a system went down ~5 hours? Try to relax and just wait it out. 

You heard of the financial crisis when banks went under? it happens, prepare for it just in case. If you have no cash available in an emergency you are totally <deleted>.

 

But not too much cash in case of civil unrest and Thais start thinking mugging farang is a good idea like a few days ago in Jomtien

Edited March 26, 20206 yr by scubascuba3

 

18 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You heard of the financial crisis when banks went under? it happens, prepare for it just in case. If you have no cash available in an emergency you are totally <deleted>.

 

But not too much cash in case of civil unrest and Thais start thinking mugging farang is a good idea like a few days ago in Jomtien

Might be an idea make a run for home before all air travel closes and the 24hr curfew comes in. After that what happens in Thailand is anyone guess. I know where I'd rather be when Mr CV19 comes knocking at my door and its not looking to the Thai healthcare system to pull me through it. 

 

Mind you there would be no shortage of ventilators. If all they have to do is go "Suck" "Blow" there's plenty of ex working girls around now to undertake this role. 

Edited March 26, 20206 yr by Muzzique

19 minutes ago, Muzzique said:

 

Might be an idea make a run for home before all air travel closes and the 24hr curfew comes in. After that what happens in Thailand is anyone guess. I know where I'd rather be when Mr CV19 comes knocking at my door and its not looking to the Thai healthcare system to pull me through it. 

 

Mind you there would be no shortage of ventilators. If all they have to do is go "Suck" "Blow" there's plenty of ex working girls around now to undertake this role. 

Pattaya is a ghost town now so ideal for social distancing, safer than back in the west for sure, but i appreciate Thais may be very hungry soon so we all need to take precautions

On 3/25/2020 at 9:45 AM, NCC1701A said:

more info please.

Yesterday morning I could not pay a bill at Bangkok Bank using their Ibanking transfer from my PC. Worked fine later.

Edited March 26, 20206 yr by jacko45k

Big queues of Thais outside the pink Government Savings Bank today in Pattaya

Edited March 26, 20206 yr by scubascuba3

3 hours ago, Max69xl said:

How many times in a year doesn't an ATM work? I can't remember the last time .... 

Ummm - there is a pandemic going on in case you had not heard.  Can you remember the last time there was a pandemic?

Went into Kasikorn Bank to get extra cash yesterday at the Avenue Mall.  ATM's outside the bank not working, all 4 are OUT OF CASH.  

Ladies very nice inside, didn't even need my passport, just bank book and ATM card.

Said many people using ATM, and they are out of cash (all 4 of them)

Likely some special "tech" guy or something needs to refill them with cash.

Side note: I mentioned the sanitizer very low, she said they went through 5 bottles of sanitizer already today ~ 4:30