CHON BURI — A Russian national was arrested in Chon Buri on March 19 as he attempted to withdraw cash linked to a call centre scam from an ATM, marking a significant development in an ongoing crackdown by Chon Buri Provincial Police on scams involving foreign nationals. Russian Fugitive Arrested in Koh Samui on Extortion […]
PHUKET — A foreign tourist was threatened, assaulted and robbed while using an ATM in Patong in the early hours of March 19, in an incident captured on CCTV that has sparked widespread concern about visitor safety in one of Thailand’s busiest nightlife districts. Finnish Tourist robbed by Laos Ladyboy who offered to “help” at […]
PATTANI – In a late-night attack on Monday, suspected insurgents detonated an ATM at an Islamic Bank of Thailand branch in Yarang district but failed to access the cash inside. The assailants, however, escaped with two shotguns seized from campus security guards. Insurgent Attacks Target Security and Economic Sites in Southern Thailand According to Yarang […]
KHON KAEN — A Dutch national was arrested early Sunday morning for attempting to steal an ATM in Muang district, Khon Kaen, after allegedly dragging the machine with a pickup truck. The suspect, identified only as Mr. S., was found hiding near the scene on Maliwan Road in tambon Ban Thum. Foreign Man Vandalizes ATM […]
PATTAYA – Authorities are hunting for an unidentified foreign man who severely damaged an ATM outside an Indian restaurant in Pattaya after the machine swallowed his bank card during a failed transaction. The incident occurred on June 14 at approximately 4:35 PM near Thappraya Road in Chonburi province. Three foreigners arrested in Bangkok for Phuket […]
A Chinese man and a Taiwanese man have been arrested in Pattaya for allegedly attempting to steal information from other people’s ATM cards. Romanian, Malaysian held in Hua Hin for ATM fraud Investigators from the Pattaya Police Station and Royal Thai Immigration raided a room on the sixth floor of a hotel (name withheld) on […]
Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday the suspension of its operations in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army on February 24. Mastercard said in a statement that it has decided to suspend its network services in Russia after witnessing the “shocking and devastating events resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine”. […]
About 130 million baht has been mysteriously withdrawn from 10,700 bank accounts through credit and debit card payments between October 14th and 17th, according to President of the Thai Bankers Association (TBA) Payong Srivanich, today (Tuesday). The mysterious withdrawals, mostly payments for goods or services with stores registered in foreign countries, have become the subject […]
