Popular Post webfact Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath You would face a jail term of one and a half years if you spend money wrongly transferred to your account. It falls under embezzlement and swindling in Article 352 and would also attract a 30,000 baht fine. RTP spokesman Pol Col Siriwat Deephor passed on a warning from his commanders that spending funds in your account that were not rightfully yours could mean jail. He said people in this situation should follow a four step plan. 1. Don't use the money. 2. Contact the bank. 3. On no account return the money yourself (it can be a ruse by gangs laundering money and get you in trouble). 4. Ensure that you work with the bank to ensure the money is returned by them. Apart from this members of the public can call the police on 191 and 1599, lines open 24/7. This Thai Rath story and another similar one by Siam Rath came on the same day a cabby received 253,000 baht by mistake. Neither media source drew any connection. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-22 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 You have to laugh the RTP with monetary legal advice and funds of a mysterious nature ???? 8 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) More intrigued as to the sources of money (and other assets) that members of the RTP have! Edited October 22, 2022 by jacko45k 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 Rules and regulations in this country are plenty, pity they're not followed nor heeded and impossible to enforce... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greenmonkey Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 and of course if the bank's misplace your funds they will take full responsibility for them. Or if, for example, they accidently repossess the wrong house, burn/sell the household items they will be forthcoming with an apology and compensation!!! ???? 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Is that a real law or is it a RTP made law??? Some laws don't exists in reality but only by the policeforce... another way to gain money... The police duty is to enforce laws, not to make them Edited October 22, 2022 by ikke1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JayBird Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 If a criminal sends money to your bank account, and you don't send it back, then technically you are helping the police stop money laundering. Do this often enough and criminals will stop randomly sending money. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 Guess my ex-wife faces 100s of years in jail then ???? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Amazing that the RTP didn't share advise on how to avoid returning illegal monetary gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 making a statement on this like it happens a lot. more likely to win the lottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 15 hours ago, jacko45k said: More intrigued as to the sources of money (and other assets) that members of the RTP have! RTP the #2 biggest ponzi scheme after the temples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 13 hours ago, ikke1959 said: Is that a real law or is it a RTP made law??? Some laws don't exists in reality but only by the policeforce... another way to gain money... The police duty is to enforce laws, not to make them Yep, would like to know when this law was enforced if a banker accidentally hands you back more cash than expected police will do nothing to help, and the money is docked for the bankers wages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 14 hours ago, ikke1959 said: The police duty is to enforce laws, not to make them They only enforce the ones that make them money. It's only a law if the police say it is - observe the helmetless motorbike riders speeding past cops who can't be arsed to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Strange that people are moaning about this. In many civilized countries you can't keep money that is deposited in your account wrongly. In this case though its IMHO more about money mules. I find Thaivisa posters strange people bleating and moaning when they loose a small payment on Lazada to a scammer while here defending people who spend money that is not theirs. You can't have it both ways. Laws like this are usually meant to make sure money mules (if you don't know what those are educate yourself) liable so fraud is combatted. If you want to be protected from fraud then you must also protect people who send money wrong and to have punishment against money mules. People seem to hate banks and seem to think banks should always pay out. Strange. I hate scammers and people who keep wrongly deposited money are scammers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Unless it is transferred into a RTP's account then they will handle it.. Edited October 23, 2022 by Gknrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I get a notice when using Wise to transfer money to my Thai bank account every time about transferring amounts in excess of 50,000 baht to other the main banks. SCB, K Bank are okay. Never looked at the other banks on the list as my bank is in the first two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeahbutif Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 22 hours ago, ezzra said: Rules and regulations in this country are plenty, pity they're not followed nor heeded and impossible to enforce... Agree I was I was told don't threaten with words if you cant or won't follow up with action . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 In the 90's my bank in the US credited my account for $115,000 I am fairly sure I didn't put in. I'd remember than, ya think? I sat on the money... didn't notify the bank. Their mistake, let them figure it out. Around end of the month got notice they were withdrawing $115,000. No explanation, nothing If there is a positive, they didn't take the interest that cash earned during the month. Not much, but > 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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