Central Scrutinizer Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Postman arrested for allegedly stealing credit card A 32-year-old postman has been arrested for allegedly tearing a letter to steal another person's credit card and using it to buy goods in Chachoengsao, police said Tuesday. Saravuth Noisrisong, wanted by an arrest warrant issued on September 2 2008, was apprehended on Monday in a private company in Nonthaburi's Pak Kred district, where he worked as a driver for the company's executive. Saravuth denied all charges and would only testify on court. The arrest was according to a complaint filed by Patcharin Charoenwutthitham that someone had used her Bank of Ayudhya credit card to buy goods worth Bt78,682 in July 2007 though she hadn't received the card yet. Police investigation found that Patcharin had asked the bank to send her card via post and Saravuth, who then worked as a postman delivering letters to people's homes, tore the bank's letter to get the card and information inside. The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30094287/Postman-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-credit-card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passingthru69 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Will the bank make the card holder pay the bill even though she said she never got it? You hear about missing money from your Thai ATM and the bank says not our problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils reject Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 So does that mean that Thai banks sends out credit cards to their owners that have already been activated? Dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 While I was working at Logan airport Boston for NWA there was a ring of thieves working on the ramp there stealing tons of credit cards right from the mail boxes right in the belly of the aircraft before it ever even got to the Post Office to be delivered. Something like 9 to 11 million dollars worth of credit card theft was reported. The stupid credit card companies were sending these by the thousands in the mail by air already activated with all the info provided inside, including the credit limits for each card. These guys were stealing the cards and selling them to the local Boston Italian mafia for around $100 US per card from what I later heard. They changed the procedures later and sent the info seperate as well as changing the cards to needing activation by pin numbers that were sent later. A few of the NWA ramp workers ended up in federal prison over this. I worked with some of these guys for years. Some I heard were using the cards themselves, using their flying benefits to go to Vegas with phony IDs (back then it wasn't expensive or hard to get phony photo driver's licenses)and using the cards to open accounts for gambling chips in casinos, playing a little bit, then cashing in the chips for cash and tossing the credit card and ID in the trash and using another new cc and ID in the next casino. Lots of money involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 TIT What was he thinking though...oh I get it, he wasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I wonder how many other cards he got his hands on to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 So does that mean that Thai banks sends out credit cards to their owners that have already been activated?Dangerous. No, the cards need to be activated over the phone but I am not sure how secure the activation process actually is since my CC is in the wifes name and she takes care of it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 A trick commonly used a few years ago involved ATM cards. Pickpocket gangs would have kids stand watching as a Farang (usually) made an ATM transaction. The kids would be noting the pin number. If they got it, they'd signal to a pickpocket, who then lifted the guy's wallet. ATM card plus pin number gained in one easy move. It was best done at night, when the victim wouldn't have time to notify the bank - plus they could withdraw the max before and after midnight to get 2 days worth. Wonder if that still goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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