Currency scamming

[darkmancomes]

Years ago I brought over a fairly large amount of dollars. I went where I had an account at what was then the Thai Farmers Bank. After an hour or so of carefully examining the dollars they slid back a bunch of bills that were not acceptable. I went back to my favorite bar and was complaining about the dollars that were not acceptable. My then girlfriend offered to take them to a local money changer. Not only did they accept every single bill, they gave a better rate than the bank.

Come across a similar incident in a bank in Bangkok where they refused my GBP notes because some had writing as in someone had been counting notes and make a total figure on it. Anyway 4 of the notes were not accepted and they gave me exchange notes for the others and handed me some tatty thai bhat notes so after I received them I went through them at a slow rate and handed back several and I told them it works both ways! Satisfied me but probably annoyed a few thais waiting in a queue!

[wanderer]

i had same problem at exchange bureau opposite nana hotel they wouldnt take 2 notes cos they had writing on them might be a new trend

[lounge_lizard]

i had same problem at exchange bureau opposite nana hotel they wouldnt take 2 notes cos they had writing on them might be a new trend

This has been happeningon and off for a few years now. Cashier;s totals are sometimes accepted and sometmes not. Rubber stamps are always refused.