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@Tony ********
yes but he is in the uk so can not simply go to the branch located in Bangkok. Pretty simple yes!
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Thinking other banks will also start investigating foreigners accounts soon!
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@Max ************
and he will probably get a red star against his name at immigration.
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Could have kept the part that got detached - maybe in a small jar of alcohol - then when they expect you to do a finger scan just whip out the detached digest and try it! Probably wouldn’t even get a glance from the immigration officer.
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@Max ************
that’s the punishment for BKK because they allowed the account opening abuse to go on. If the foreigners abide by the correct regulations and don’t ask agents to falsify documents etc this would not have happened.
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The story goes something like this :- A branch of BKK in Pattaya was found to have opened something like 30 accounts for a single visa agent who was using the accounts for foreigners wanting various visas. Immigration were not very happy when they found out and an investigation was launched which is presumably why all existing accounts held by foreigners are now being scrutinized. And again if foreigners had not tried to abuse the system then there would not have been all the present problems.