The bank said that my squiggles are different

[Thaidream]

I couldn't agree more. The complete lack of any common sense is reaching the point of  absurdity. If you do business with a merchant/bank for years and they know you and have seen you prior- there should never be any questions asked. Whatever happened to customer service? It's as if the ignorant are being led by the stupid.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Yes, I get this with some staff at my local branch of BBL. Try to explain that some days the fingers get stiff (old age) and that causes me to form my first character as a loop 'P' instead of a non-loop P as in my passport. Sometimes, having held the account book under the UV light and shaken their head I ask 'Like this'? and sign the alternate which they accept. Just have to keep practicing your PP signature and ensure that is what you use on all documents.

[The manic]

19 hours ago, chiang mai said:

Jas, tell me you're having us on and it's a joke post.......please!

 

Which branch, don't tell me Airport Plaza?

I have had the same problem here also. And not just in this country. Now I just print out my name like a 7 year old so it's always consistent.  However , it's not my real signature. 

[KittenKong]

4 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

That would be nice. The forger could sit in my office signing volumes of official paperwork for me while I did something more productive. 

 

I was thinking more of at the bank. One of my Thai banks allows withdrawals based entirely on producing the bank book and a matching signature. They dont check identity at all. Therefore it is in the client's interest to have a signature that is hard to replicate. Having a simple one would defeat this, especially as the signature is visible to all under ultraviolet light from the sample at the back of the bankbook.

[blackcab]

2 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

 

I was thinking more of at the bank. One of my Thai banks allows withdrawals based entirely on producing the bank book and a matching signature. They dont check identity at all. Therefore it is in the client's interest to have a signature that is hard to replicate. Having a simple one would defeat this, especially as the signature is visible to all under ultraviolet light from the sample at the back of the bankbook.

 

I use SCB for day to day banking. If I visit the branch they require my passport and the bank book every time.

 

My passport stays locked in a safe and it rarely gets taken out.

[Gandtee]

Perhaps thumb prints could be the answer to this problem. I've often wondered whether my signature will be questioned. Up till now, never.

[rjwill01]

Same happened to me at Bangkok Bank a few months back. I opened my account in Jomtien where I lived for a year. Moved to the Darkside near Soi Khalo Talo. They were not as polite to me. The teller just told me, without a smile on her face, that I was not me. I said what are you talking about. This signature is not you, she said. Went through the same ordeal. I was upset because I never experienced any problems in Jomtien. I stated that this is ridiculous. Bottom line, I did get to take some money out of my so called Direct Deposit account, and put in my bill paying account. That's another crazy thing about Banking in Thailand. I was not very welcomed for the next 3 months in my new branch. Everytime I came into the bank to make a transfer of accounts or deposit, I had to wait for one of girl in the front of the branch to verify it was me, then had to wait for someone to come and tell them it was me. Guess who the lady was that had to verify it ws me. Yep, the original lady that told me that I was not me. I finally bit the bullett and apologized after about 3 months of this BS. Now I get to go to the teller window like everyone else. To top it off, my direct deposits are mqade Through Bank of Bangkok, New York so I wouldn't have any probelms. After I learned that The Bangkok Bank was still using DOS computer system and not even Windows. That is why it takes so long for any transaction, with all the carbon paper number of copies needed to complete a transition. I love Thialand, but tend to forget that they still have many aspects of business that deal with a 2nd or 3rd World County.  By the way, my background in the States was in Banking and from day one in the 1970's I was taught to never sign your name the same way, to avoid fraud. Wow!

[KhaoNiaw]

Happened to me once in a bank but I passed second time. The other place it's happened was the Labour Department for work permit renewal. They sent the documents back with the girl who deals with it all and I had to resign everything carefully trying to match the one she showed me they wanted from years ago. 

[Jingthing]

I don't have the answer to this one. Looking at my changed signature over time, I would probably also question that it's from the same person. Do the Japanese still use signature stamps?