Popular Post george Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 WARNING: Be careful! BANGKOK: --There are scam electricity bills getting dropped in letterboxes. If you scan them and pay your money will end up in someone else's account. They should be purple not blue for starters, but to be sure you can just load the PEA app and pay the bill direct from there. Source: FB group Korat -- ASEAN NOW 2024-03-20 4 5 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 3 minutes ago, george said: BANGKOK: --There are scam electricity bills getting dropped in letterboxes. If you scan them and pay your money will end up in someone else's account. They should be purple not blue for starters, but to be sure you can just load the PEA app and pay the bill direct from there. Simple. Go to the PEA office and pay your bill -- no scam. "Use you bank application on your phone...it's convenient!" Ya know. I've finally reached the point in my life where I simply don't trust "convenient" technology. Pay cash, pay in person. Other than that, hopefully the Thai BIB will have some competent investigators to get the the bottom of scam such as these. Maybe. 2 3 3 1 2 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stat Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 17 minutes ago, connda said: Simple. Go to the PEA office and pay your bill -- no scam. "Use you bank application on your phone...it's convenient!" Ya know. I've finally reached the point in my life where I simply don't trust "convenient" technology. Pay cash, pay in person. Other than that, hopefully the Thai BIB will have some competent investigators to get the the bottom of scam such as these. Maybe. Great idea: In 2024 I walk somewhere stand in line and waste 3 hours of my life, lost for words... 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 29 minutes ago, stat said: Great idea: In 2024 I walk somewhere stand in line and waste 3 hours of my life Don't forget to bring your passport! 1 5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 43 minutes ago, stat said: Great idea: In 2024 I walk somewhere stand in line and waste 3 hours of my life, lost for words... It is a great idea. 3 hours or lost money. Up to you. NB I never spent more than 10 minutes in the local PEA office when I used to pay them. 15 minutes ago, JeffersLos said: Don't forget to bring your passport! Never needed to show a passport when paying any bill. Certainly not in the PEA office. They will take money off anyone. 4 2 1 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoDisplayName Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, stat said: Great idea: In 2024 I walk somewhere stand in line and waste 3 hours of my life, lost for words... Nah, just set up automatic deduction from your bank account. PEA leaves your bill in the box outside, then pulls the charge from your authorized account. 2 1 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mania Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, george said: There are scam electricity bills getting dropped in letterboxes. This probably means all their customer data security has been breached. Because if they have a name/account number etc etc for these scam bills that means they have access. If not then those who just scan & pay are pretty gullible 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Langeweg Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I had one a few months ago, was easy recognizeble because not having a bar- and QR-code. Landlady took care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, mania said: If not then those who just scan & pay are pretty gullible Or elderly.... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 (edited) 7 hours ago, stat said: Great idea: In 2024 I walk somewhere stand in line and waste 3 hours of my life, lost for words... Yes, why waste 20 seconds on your phone when I can stand in a stupid queue for an hour after driving all the way to a PEA office... wherever that might be now. The one in the mall vanished. Great idea producing a fake bill and QR code and dropping it in letter boxes. Fancy houses with big electric bills should be very lucrative! Edited March 20 by jacko45k 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 4 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Yes, why waste 20 seconds on your phone when I can stand in a stupid queue for an hour after driving all the way to a PEA office... wherever that might be now. The one in the mall vanished. Great idea producing a fake bill and QR code and dropping it in letter boxes. Fancy houses with big electric bills should be very lucrative! My bank app knows my PEA bill without me doing anything, no need for a bill or any queues. Just make a payment for the amount that appears. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) We get our bill same day of the month. Then put it aside. Next day compare and pay with PEA app and mobile banking and still checking the recipient data. Blind QR code scanning seems to become the new pishing. Sending money without carefully checking data? Sorry, you better drive to the office. Last year I paid significant amounts to a private hospital scanning the QR code at the cashier. And believe me I still checked very carefully amount and recipient. Edited March 20 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: My bank app knows my PEA bill without me doing anything, no need for a bill or any queues. Just make a payment for the amount that appears. Yes of course, my bank app does too. I do not use the PEA App. But I do just scan the QR code on the bill. Up it pops confirming PEA payment... could not be more convenient 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 Seems it would be simple for police to track down the owners of the fraudulent bank account. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shmo Posted March 20 Popular Post Share Posted March 20 I had to close 4 popup windows to read this thread. This site is becoming unusable for the pops 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Teavee Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) 21 minutes ago, BritManToo said: My bank app knows my PEA bill without me doing anything, no need for a bill or any queues. Just make a payment for the amount that appears. For some reason Bangkok Bank doesn't recognise the barcode on a (legit) PEA bill as being valid (worked fine with MEA in Bangkok) so I used to check the amount on the PEA app & transfer the money to GF for her to pay it from her account.... Pain in the ass. Nowadays I just click on Pay PEA (Have it as a favourite on my home screen) on the Kasikornbank app (K+) & it automatically fills in the amount... Simples. Edited March 20 by Mike Teavee 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 11 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Yes of course, my bank app does too. I do not use the PEA App. But I do just scan the QR code on the bill. Up it pops confirming PEA payment... could not be more convenient Agreed. K+ app includes utilities and mobile providers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Might be worth checking if this is a scam or someone's mistaken. There was a senior PEA official on the Thai news (workpoint 23 i recall) yesterday apologising for not notifying they had changed the format and colours of their bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henryford Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, NoDisplayName said: Nah, just set up automatic deduction from your bank account. PEA leaves your bill in the box outside, then pulls the charge from your authorized account. That's the worse thing to do, they can just take what they want without you checking it. 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Headline needs attention - plague. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobU Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I have tried paying my bill via the PEA app. It won't accept it, using Bangkok Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, rwill said: Seems it would be simple for police to track down the owners of the fraudulent bank account. Very very very very easy.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lopburikid Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 5 hours ago, mania said: This probably means all their customer data security has been breached. Because if they have a name/account number etc etc for these scam bills that means they have access. If not then those who just scan & pay are pretty gullible The last 3 months I have been getting 2 bills for the elecy bill, both same date, same amount, same address, but about 5 days apart. Wife has been to the PEA, they just say ignore it. They didn't seem interested in how, why, or who saw behind it! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: could not be more convenient Well it could as the poster you were replying to says the app already knows your bill so there's no need to QR code anything. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamb00ler Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 5 hours ago, mania said: This probably means all their customer data security has been breached. Because if they have a name/account number etc etc for these scam bills that means they have access. If not then those who just scan & pay are pretty gullible If the crooks were smart, they would just cruise up and down the streets in high end moobaans and scan the power bills the meter reader just deposited in the mail box and produce a replica with just the QR code changed to that of their own account. Hopefully PEA/MEA have in place a defense against such a scheme. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said: Well it could as the poster you were replying to says the app already knows your bill so there's no need to QR code anything. Just another app on my phone that currently I don't seem to need. It may allow me to select which bank to pay from I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spectre324 Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: Yes, why waste 20 seconds on your phone when I can stand in a stupid queue for an hour after driving all the way to a PEA office... wherever that might be now. The one in the mall vanished. Great idea producing a fake bill and QR code and dropping it in letter boxes. Fancy houses with big electric bills should be very lucrative! where is your sense of "adventure?" you can learn an awful lot standing in "line" especially if you understand Thai! plus you get to see all kinds of interesting people. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Farma said: Might be worth checking if this is a scam or someone's mistaken. There was a senior PEA official on the Thai news (workpoint 23 i recall) yesterday apologising for not notifying they had changed the format and colours of their bills. Thanks for mentioning that as my PEA bill changed last week. Was a purpleish colour and the latest was more pink. Also they have finally managed to make it smaller by about 40%. This is in Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 minute ago, spectre324 said: where is your sense of "adventure?" you can learn an awful lot standing in "line" especially if you understand Thai! plus you get to see all kinds of interesting people. I used to do it often to pay my TOT bill, never took to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: Yes of course, my bank app does too. I do not use the PEA App. But I do just scan the QR code on the bill. Up it pops confirming PEA payment... could not be more convenient Must be a Bangkok problem. My bills do not have a QR code or barcode, been paying by direct debit for 14 years without a problem. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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