Thieves use torch to cut open an ATM and escape with 3 million baht

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Thieves use torch to cut open an ATM and escape with 3 million baht

 

 

RAYONG: -- Thieves walked away with three million baht in cash stolen from an ATM machine in Pluak Daeng district of Rayong province early Monday morning, using a steel-cutting torch to break open the machine.

 

Police believe that 3-4 thieves were involved in the daring theft which took place in front of a shop in CK Mini Mart market in Tambon Pluak Daeng.

 

Police who inspected the scene of the theft found the wire of an alarm system cut off and the surveillance camera switched to the wall, hence could not monitor while the thieves were in the act of cutting open the ATM with the torch.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thieves-use-torch-to-cut-open-an-atm-and-escape-with-3-million-baht/

 

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[ScotBkk]

I truly think you need appreciate thieves who do their research. Then at least you recognise worth when you see it.


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[Basil B]

Must have been a very powerful torch... how many batteries does it take??? 

[SaintLouisBlues]

They're lithium ion batteries scavenged from a Samsung Note 7

[chainarong]

So long as no one is harmed,  creative thinkers are in short supply in Thailand , I might see if they want a contract.........................

[wombat]

how long would it take to cut it open?........just asking

 

[eeyang wah]

After many pathetic failed attempts I'm happy to see someone finally succeeded. Congratulations are in order. 

[mike324]

6 hours ago, ScotBkk said:

I truly think you need appreciate thieves who do their research. Then at least you recognise worth when you see it.

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I think the thieves got lucky, if a door or any wire is tamper with, an alarm automatically goes off at a computer system at the central monitoring station where a police is to be dispatched immediately.  Either the alarm system was faulty, the guy monitoring the central system was sleeping, or the police couldn't be reached.

 

I talk to an ATM tech once when he was working on an ATM machine, he says if he can't fix / change parts within X minutes. He has to close the ATM and report back, before he can continue working on it. This was one of the fraud prevention techniques employed by the banks.

[oldlakey]

7 minutes ago, mike324 said:

 

I think the thieves got lucky, if a door or any wire is tamper with, an alarm automatically goes off at a computer system at the central monitoring station where a police is to be dispatched immediately.  Either the alarm system was faulty, the guy monitoring the central system was sleeping, or the police couldn't be reached.

 

I talk to an ATM tech once when he was working on an ATM machine, he says if he can't fix / change parts within X minutes. He has to close the ATM and report back, before he can continue working on it. This was one of the fraud prevention techniques employed by the banks.

Mike you are a kill joy, did you have to spoil the illusion 

[silent]

58 minutes ago, eeyang wah said:

After many pathetic failed attempts I'm happy to see someone finally succeeded. Congratulations are in order. 

If at first you don't succeed, why not. 

[BSJ]

Back in my engineering days the intensity of an oxy acetylene set could be enough to chop through some really tough alloy steel.   Even in Thailand a padlock would be scrap metal in seconds!

[PattayaBoy]

Well normaly atm are made from stral u cant cut. There is doc movie on yt when they try to open atm and they shooting it with rocket luncher and it still not opens, thai atm weak

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[mercman24]

so whats the verdict, ATM made out of cardboard, -  alarm not wired properly, (see house wiring for reference) fat controller sleep-police asleep so not get message - pick anyone of 10,,  lol !!

[pumpjack]

54 minutes ago, PattayaBoy said:

Well normaly atm are made from stral u cant cut. There is doc movie on yt when they try to open atm and they shooting it with rocket luncher and it still not opens, thai atm weak

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erm  what  ????

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed, the replies have been removed as well. 

[worgeordie]

The thieves must have done some research,to know where to

cut,or they could have ended up with 3 million,in burnt notes

now they have done that job successfully,expect more in the

coming weeks.

regards worgeordie

[fruitman]

3 hours ago, mike324 said:

 

I think the thieves got lucky, if a door or any wire is tamper with, an alarm automatically goes off at a computer system at the central monitoring station where a police is to be dispatched immediately.  Either the alarm system was faulty, the guy monitoring the central system was sleeping, or the police couldn't be reached.

 

I talk to an ATM tech once when he was working on an ATM machine, he says if he can't fix / change parts within X minutes. He has to close the ATM and report back, before he can continue working on it. This was one of the fraud prevention techniques employed by the banks.

 

Guess the alarmsystem was designed by a Thai engineer. 

 

Real alarmsystems go off if the wires are cut but in Thailand even connecting a lightbulb to an electric barrier is far too complicated for them. What, even using indicatorlights in a vehicle is too  complicated.

[Jack Mountain]

Spend it wisely. Better even, not spend it at all for a while ...

[adhd]

no security sensors or anything? 

 

well, if it worked once and that crew has connections, thailand will learn a new trade soon  ATM cutting

[Loles]

Yes, torch, of course nothing else.

Very nice bedtime story.

[bangon04]

" Police who inspected the scene of the theft found the wire of an alarm system cut off and the surveillance camera switched to the wall, hence could not monitor "

 

and that looks like a stepladder in the photo??  In any case the thieves were clearly world class. They thought of everything.

[Calach]

Well, congrats.

[PattayaBoy]

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[ezythai]

Big mistake publishing in thai news. Thais love to copy a successful business idea.