Thai couple print money - and change it into real cash after using top-up terminals

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Thai couple print money - and change it into real cash after using top-up terminals

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Nakhon Sawan in north/central Thailand have announced the arrest of a young Thai couple who bought a printer and printed more than 60,000 baht in 100s and 500s.

 

Nattaphong, 27, and Sasinpha, 21, were nabbed at a house in Thung Thong sub-district.

 

Taken into evidence were a fake 500 baht bill, 609 counterfeit 100 baht bills, a printer, a pink and white Honda Dream, two phones, and a Kasikorn bank account book in the husband's name containing 154,000 baht. 

 

The case came to light after a company called Ban Telecom (2005) reported that many of their clients had been defrauded by the couple who were using "Bun Term" terminals for online phone credit.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The company admitted to police that some of their machines had a problem with sensors and were able to accept fake notes. The top-ups were then transferred by the couple to their bank account and turned into real money. 

 

Natthapong and Sasinpha said they learned how to counterfeit money on Tik Tok, said provincial police deputy Pol Col Narongsak Phromtha.

 

They invested in a printer and scanned a real note in and started printing money. 

 

It was not 100% perfect but it did the trick. They admitted to doing it 62 times for a total of 60,900 baht using the money for household expenses and trips.

 

They would travel all over the province looking for Bun Term terminals and were caught after CCTV was examined.

 

They are now in custody for counterfeiting and theft. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[Oldie 3,733]

Interesting. Will have to buy new ink for my old printer

[ChipButty 15,525]

They've just told the whole of Thailand how to do it, sales of printers will go up next week

[NotYourBusiness 256]

Be very careful. Governments hate competition.

[Crossy 27,044]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

The company admitted to police that some of their machines had a problem with sensors and were able to accept fake notes.

 

I find this incredible in the 21st century. Even the most basic of note validators should be able to detect a forgery done with a printer.

 

[4MyEgo 14,805]

[NCC1701A 52,812]

41 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Natthapong and Sasinpha said they learned how to counterfeit money on Tik Tok,

graduates of Tik Tok University? You would think they would be harder to catch. 

[bluesofa 40,227]

13 minutes ago, Crossy said:

I find this incredible in the 21st century. Even the most basic of note validators should be able to detect a forgery done with a printer.

Perhaps the flaw above is 'in the 21st century'?

[kevin612 1,240]

It is very critical for such matter, life time in jail.

[lom 342]

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Bun Term" terminals

Are those the red metal thingies outside most 7/11 and which looks like bubblegum vending machines?

[NanLaew 22,610]

21 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

Natthapong and Sasinpha said they learned how to counterfeit money on Tik Tok,

graduates of Tik Tok University? You would think they would be harder to catch. 

 

They should have stuck with the dancing.

[bluesofa 40,227]

13 minutes ago, lom said:

1 hour ago, webfact said:

"Bun Term" terminals

Are those the red metal thingies outside most 7/11 and which looks like bubblegum vending machines?

It's a good question. I have no idea either. Googling the phrase only turned up pictures of bun mee noodles or sweet buns.

Does anyone have a photo of one?

[OneeyedJohn 1,571]

If anyone can, a Canon can.

[chuang 1,294]

What kind of ATM accepts photo-copied bank notes....what kind of security measures the bank provides...

[AlfHuy 2,373]

Now, some wise people in special coloured uniforms will go big in.

They buy a professional printer and start to print 8000Baht notes. (they don't exist yet but it may work).

Give it a go.