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In Topic: US Embassy Warns Of Possible Terrorist Attack In Bangkok

2012-01-13 23:25:22

View Postlaurentbkk, on 2012-01-13 15:12:44, said:

why only American warning , any other embassies sent their warning ? soundds strange !

If no other embassies issue warnings in the next 24-48 hours, then I would agree.

View PostJingthing, on 2012-01-13 15:26:07, said:

View PostNCFC, on 2012-01-13 15:24:14, said:

Today is Friday 13th, perhaps terrorists want to make a day we won't forget. We ought to take these warnings seriously.
Bangkok isn't the only place with high profile western tourist soft targets in Thailand. I am skeptical that they only mentioned Bangkok.

Maybe the info that prompted the warning was specific.

In Topic: Romanian Tourist Arrested For ATM Hacking: Bangkok

2011-12-09 22:43:39


The link below is to another TV thread on a similar case of ATM fraud that was reported earlier this year. Good info, including photos of ATM card skimmers and measures that some posters take to protect themselves against becoming victims.

http://www.thaivisa....t100m-atm-scam/

In Topic: South African Family's Phuket Holiday Nightmare

2011-10-03 23:31:15

View Postsiamiam, on 2011-10-03 22:12:06, said:

The 1985 series of US $100 notes were the last issued without the security thread running the width of the note.


Apparently 1988 was the last series without the security thread (strip). I thought I once had a 1988 note with a strip :o , but the internet is telling me otherwise.

In Topic: South African Family's Phuket Holiday Nightmare

2011-10-03 22:12:06

View Postcloudhopper, on 2011-10-03 12:00:36, said:

Legitimate US dollar notes never lose their legal tender status regardless of age. It's true many older or slightly damaged notes may not be accepted overseas but that's merely a business prerogative.



The 1985 series of US $100 notes were the last issued without the security thread running the width of the note. I have encountered one of these notes in the last two years. Those notes are legal tender but when I tried to spend it at a fast food restaurant (in the US) it was refused (not because of its large denomination, but because it was suspicious to the cashier for lacking a security thread). I took it to my bank and exchanged it for a newer style note.

In Topic: South African Family's Phuket Holiday Nightmare

2011-10-03 21:55:25

View PostWallaby, on 2011-10-03 12:37:13, said:

Withdrew more money that day.  Following day found they'd put a stop on it again.

3 bloody times they stopped transactions on my card knowing I was in Thailand and this from a major bank, Westpac.

Not the same as what you are reporting, but it reminds me that some debit cards (at least from the States) have daily limits that are fairly low. I had one with a $1,000US daily limit. Another had a $3,000US daily limit. Paying for amounts larger than the limit is not a problem, as long as you are prepared to spread the payment out over however many days it takes.

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