Jonathan Fairfield Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Gunman holds up Kasikorn bank in Bangkok, flees with 1.8 million baht Image: ManagerBANGKOK:-- A robber put a gun to a bank girl's head as she changed ATM money outside a Kasikorn bank branch in Bangkok on Friday.The gunman, wearing a full face black helmet, escaped on a motorcycle with several cartridges containing the money, reports Manager.co.th.Bang Na police found the bank staff at the Chalermprakiat R9 Soi four branch in Prawet district in a terrified state Friday afternoon.Miss Sukhanatharat Sriwang said that herself and other staff were changing cash cartridges at the ATM in front of the branch when a 160 cms man in a black helmet, black jacket and jeans approached and put a gun to her head.The money was handed over and he disappeared on a silver and black Honda Wave. They did not get the licence plate number.A poster on the Thai news website announcing the story said it was high time that banks all had security staff to protect the public and employees. There have been several armed holdups in Bangkok, Chonburi and Pattaya in recent weeks.A man who police said was a former navy seal was arrested earlier in the week for an 8.8 million baht heist in South Pattaya in which shots were fired.Guards loading an ATM in Chonburi were also robbed at gunpoint.Source: Manager.co.th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 But that forensic team in the picture look like they are on the ball and no dna clue will be missed in this case nor a footprint or fingerprints a good confession is what is needed here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom21 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 looks like there system of changing money needs to be reviewed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menzies233 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 ....nonsense..... ,,,and he just happened to be there at the exact right time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhornblower Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I reckon the BiB should question the guy in the blue shirt, sunglasses perched on top of his head and a huge smile... <deleted> has he got to smile about unless he is in for a big pay day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Is the cop pointing at the ATM asking " Did you do it " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. 555 and when the ATM is in the middle of nowhere as it is in the countryside of Thailand ... How they do for changing empty pockets for full ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. You have seen different ATMs then me. All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard. Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen. But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38. The good old times are over. This lax handling of cash money can not go on. A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy. On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash Edited April 23, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybilly Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I must say, in view of all the recent ATM robberies, you would think that security would be reviewed. Makes it look, well, almost tempting. Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamkyong Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. You have seen different ATMs then me. All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard. Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen. But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38. The good old times are over. This lax handling of cash money can not go on. A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy. On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash what did you expect to see in the desk draw ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thailand either has to get with the idea that there are many thieves out there and always have a couple of guards with their guns at the ready, when they do these money loadings with the ATMs or there will just be more robberies like this again. I feel sorry for the women who were likely pretty scared by the incident, but their bank manager should be fired for having such a lax rule, of re loading the ATM machines. Just my opinion Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOLEEBER Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results..... And there was me thinking it was that blokes sister in Fear The Walking Dead who said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. You have seen different ATMs then me. All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard. Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen. But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38. The good old times are over. This lax handling of cash money can not go on. A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy. On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash what did you expect to see in the desk draw ?? Maybe I was not clear enough: that was in open office space at writing desk of a bank employee. I sat at the side of her desk. What I expect in such a drawer?: Wastepaper like customer files, paper clips, staplers, pens? You won't find wades of cash in a simple writing desk drawer in any US or German bank I can tell you. All cash is handled in a cashiers box behind bulletproof glass. Edited April 23, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebluewater Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Just like about everything else here this system will not change either. They don't know of any other way to do it and are to lazy to do so even if they did. Not their money, not their problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Nice smile. Did he get a cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Bank security here is a joke. One gang of 1960 East London Blaggers with a Mk2 Jaguar would have a field day here....and no Sweeney to chase them either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 So he had a silver and black Honda Wave , this was noted but not the important bit The number on the 'kin number plate ! Give me strength . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 They probably fill up the ATM at the same time every day or whenever they do it. Wouldn't take a genius to figure out when the next fill up would take place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Yes, but stand-alone ATM's are everywhere. All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The poor Thai bank girl has just been thru a terrifying experience an u see 2 idiots in the photo laughing an pointing at a cash machine as if nothing serious has happened. Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. No, I see a lot change them outside in Soi Kanoi Pattaya (dark side) but always Hav security guard behind her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Bank security here is a joke. One gang of 1960 East London Blaggers with a Mk2 Jaguar would have a field day here....and no Sweeney to chase them either ! Yes down the famous blind beggar pub Mile End rd east London. The Crays bros an the Richardsons, Small fry for them Even Delboy an Trigger would Hav a field day over here with the bib. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 You can forget old men posing as security guards if you are protected by Mr. Pit and Mr. Bull. I wonder if K-Bank has funds to feed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash Where else would you suggest a bank clerk, whose job it is to keep a constant stream of customers supplied with cash, keep that cash? Bank clerks in your country do exactly the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiwill60 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 So he had a silver and black Honda Wave , this was noted but not the important bit The number on the 'kin number plate ! Give me strength . Perhaps there wasn't one, for obvious reasons, However, it is also common for many motorbikes not to have a plate, even when they are not robbing ATMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiwill60 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 O Yea! The land of smiles. There is no crime, rape and murder. Is this a paradise for criminals? Don't forget that the suspect must be a foreigner because Thais don’t commit crimes. Hope they learned a lesson with all the robberies that take place around the ATM’s in Thailand and have at least a group of security men with shotguns around the loading of the ATM in the future. All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. You have seen different ATMs then me. All that I saw changing the money cartridge were opened from the front below the terminal/keyboard. Watched this a couple of times in Central Plaza Khon Kaen. But as far as I remember there was always at least two or more men engaged and a caliber .38. The good old times are over. This lax handling of cash money can not go on. A female clerk carrying around 100'000s if not a million Baht, crazy. On one my first visits to Thailand I was stunned to see a bank clerk opening the drawer of her desk filled with wades of cash Feel free to correct me , but in places where there are machines not included as part of a building, i would imagine the external refill is the only way to fill them. Where ATMs are located outside 7/11s, i would also imagine they are filled form outside the shop rather than inside the shop. Near my home is a bank of 3 ATMs built into a wall, I imagine these are also filled externally too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 All the ATM's I have seen are changed from inside the bank! Seems a bit stupid changing them outside. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 They never learn do they?.... what did Einstein said? the definition of stupidity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and each time hoping for better results..... Do they feed the ATM with money from inside or outside of the bank? Anyway, why no armed guards when they do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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