Public warned not to buy or sell their bank accounts or ATM cards

[snoop1130]

Public warned not to buy or sell their bank accounts or ATM cards

 

 

Members of the public are warned not to buy or sell their bank accounts or ATM cards or they may face jail terms and/or fines on money laundering charge.

 

The stern warning was issued by Pol Gen Chaiya Siri-amphankul, secretary-general of Anti-Money Laundering Office, in response to a press report about an advertisement in the social media which offers to buy and sell bank accounts and ATM cards at attractive prices.

 

The AMLO chief said that such advertisement could constitute a public fraud or a means of money laundering and he would like the public not to be misled by the advertiser and to agree to sell their bank accounts or ATM cards.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/public-warned-not-buy-sell-bank-accounts-atm-cards/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-5-3

[Farang hunter]

holy cow!! are there people who really do these things?

[tonray]

Wouldn't it be foolish to not sell both ? I mean why would you sell your ATM card and not sell the bank account ? 

[Moonmoon]

Dont be surprised what ppl can do for some cash...

[wakeupplease]

Must be getting bad here in the Financial stakes to see this sort of thing happening. So you sell your bank account (probably near empty) to some unscrupulous person who uses it to put dodgy money through to clean it up. Well I will say two things 1, you will be in for a rough ride as that person will take over your identity and land you in the S>>>, 2 Never heard of this one b4, so must be an education thing in this neck of the woods to to even consider it.

stupidity rules hey.

[The manic]

I remember the old days when people sold their passports and travellers cheques

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Members of the public are warned not to buy or sell their bank accounts or ATM cards or they may face jail terms and/or fines on money laundering charge.

What sort of a shit for brains moron would do that?

[ladada]

1 hour ago, Farang hunter said:

holy cow!! are there people who really do these things?

This is just the tip of the iceberg... Benefits today? Consequences tomor.. transmission interrupted...  Deal-complete

 

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[Rob13]

10 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

What sort of a shit for brains moron would do that?

Pretty much says it all.

[webfact]

AMLO Secretary General warns public against online fraud that offers high return

 

BANGKOK, 4 May 2017 (NNT) - The Secretary General of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has warned the public against online frauds, offering to buy and sell book banks and ATM cards through Facebook while promising high returns. 

AMLO Secretary General Pol. Gen. Chaiya Siriamphankul said that the AMLO has warned the public against falling victim to Facebook pages offering to buy and sell book banks and ATM cards promising high returns, because they may be prosecuted for money laundering. 

People who are hired to open a bank account may be prosecuted and charged with fraudulent act. The transactions and assets of the perpetrators and all related persons will be inspected and it could lead to asset seizure if found guilty, according to money laundering law. 

For money laundering, the perpetrators can be subject to an imprisonment term from 1 to 10 years or a fine of 20,000 to 200,000 baht. The general public are urged to call the hotline 1710 for more information, with services available around the clock.

 

-- nnt 2017-05-04

[Redline]

Oh jeez~PROMISING good returns   Duh

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Redline said:

Oh jeez~PROMISING good returns   Duh

and comes with free lottery numbers.

Jokes aside, can you sell you account but keep the ATM card that is attached - for a bit of private withdrawal on the side .