My credit card information was compromised and used to make a donation to GoFundMe. Luckily the credit card company recognized the transaction as fraudulent and denied it.
I have good reason to suspect it was one of the transactions related to Thaipass (hotel, vaccination booking, etc).
I don't usually use my credit cards and almost never the MasterCard. Dealing with ThaiPass a few companies would only accept Master Card. Hence, I am pretty sure the leak related.
Double check your bank statements. Be vigilant vigilent
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The user alerted the community about a fraudulent transaction on their credit card, suspected to have originated from a transaction involving ThaiPass services and related hotel bookings. Following the post, commenters discussed the risks of sharing credit card information online, especially when dealing with hotel bookings that require sensitive data. Some shared experiences of their own related security breaches, advising vigilance and alternative booking methods. The overall sentiment encouraged users to remain cautious and check their bank statements regularly.
I tried to book a hotel for my test and go and they required a credit card to be sent via email. I asked for a more secure way and ultimately went with another hotel. So not surprised to hear this
Vietjet did something similar. I bought tickets for a friend and they require I email an image of the card before my friend could board the plane. That card also was compromised.
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Mike ******
I shared my email on
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and minutes later I got a message from Facebook saying someone tried to login on my Facebook 😂😂 They can try though I got 2FA verifications on everything.
David **********
Any information you supply the government in Thailand is considered public information.
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Thailand pass is free, no CC needed. If you had any sense, you would’ve booked the hotel with Agoda, totally covered. I don’t understand why people don’t do this, you still have full contact with your hotel in case of changes. Vaccination booking???? That’s an issue with you government or health service.
This was nothing to do with the Thailand Pass. Don’t advertise it as such or link it to the TP. Scare gullible people for no reason.
Edit see you booked on Agoda. Your device that you book with has likely been hacked or you downloaded something that is catching your card info when purchasing.
he said pretty clearly he thinks it came from something he booked to get his Thai pass, and there have been several data hacks between the Thai pass itself, some of the hotels, as well as testing facilities
This isn’t scaring gullible people, it’s good to be aware of any risks.
Where there’s often a time constraint and limitation having direct communication with your hotel instead of a third party can be beneficial at times, I did direct last year with no issue.
no but there were hacks where spoof emails were sent out by what was trying to look as the Thai pass, also he was talking ABOUT CHARGES RELATED TO GETTING YOUR THAI PASS, which he explicitly stated such as needing to pay for PCR tests, there’s 3-4 things you need to pay for to get a Thai pass
you don’t pay for the PCR tests on the TP. They are arranged and paid for through your hotel booking. So either Agoda was hacked or it’s his computer. The fake TP website was a phishing site that stole other personal info and not financial or CC info.
I did have to pay for transportation through some other site and I had to pay for PCR test through another site. I then had to send the hotel screenshots showing them I paid.
I did actually book the hotel through Agoda - because the hotel's site didn't support Fraud Protections (when the credit card company sends you SMS to verify your identity).
But the last time this happened to me. Same card (different number) I booked travel throug Vietjet. They required a photo copy of my credit card.. And a couple months later someone tried to buy $500 worth of walmart junk (not me).