@Jim **********

Not everyone!

@Gerhard *********

So much misinformation in your post it's not worth my while trying to put you right 😂

@Camera ****

It's branch-specific. Those dodgy Bangkok Banks in the Pattaya/Jomtien area are shitting bricks now! They've accepted so much in dirty money, staff have been sacked, and the auditors are going through the accounts with a fine tooth comb. Try a branch a long way from that area. Perhaps Rayong?

Can the bank give you a letter to say they're not going to give you a letter? 😆😆

45-60 mins depending on how busy the office is

@Robert ********

Don't forget that Pattaya also accepted large sums of money from customers to manipulate accounts for the purpose of obtaining extensions of stay, and for opening accounts for tourists when this went against the bank's policy. So yes, the staff are absolutely to blame, but let's be realistic, so too are the customers

@Cris *****

You agreed to the terms and conditions of the account. Because of money laundering every bank contract now has a "freeze" option for suspicious activities on the account

@Jarmo ********

Booted because you don't meet the requirements to have a bank account in Thailand?

@Jay ******

On the contrary I think they're well aware of what they're doing. After being stung by a money laundering scam, they're now weeding out the customers they no longer want

@AK ******

I don't think it's "most" at all. The general pattern seems to be

✅ Opened since 2023

✅ Opened on a tourist visa

✅ Opened in Pattaya or Jomtien

✅ Opened with "help" from an agent

✅ Unusual activity on 800k lump sum

✅ Account holder's address is very far from branch where account is held

✅ Unusually high deposits/withdrawals on a regular basis

I'm not saying this is a comprehensive red-flag list, but it appears these are the warnings. I know about a dozen Bangkok Bank account holders, myself included who are totally unaffected. A figure someone quoted (and there's no reliable source, except a local manager) is BB has over 50,000 foreign customers in Thailand, and about 10,000 accounts have been affected