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AMLO explains measures to organize SIM names

Sanam Pao AMLO explains measures to organize SIM names. The e-banking account names must match. Just start checking today. The transaction has not been suspended. Give the bank an opportunity to clarify and make corrections. Confident in solving call center problems You can definitely gamble online. Pol. Maj. Gen. Ekrak Limsangkas, deputy secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Commission (AMLO), revealed that measures to block ghost account SIM cards in the online financial system (Mobile Banking) were announced starting today. onwards, today is the start of the inspection. The bank, which currently has 106-107 million accounts in the system, will send the information. NBTC checks how many accounts there are that are owned by SIM and account owners. Not the same name Today we will not start blocking money transfers via e-banking. But it is public relations for account owners whose names do not match the phone SIM card to clarify information with the bank and telephone network service provider. If yo u can change Please notify the change so that the name matches. The verification will take 120 days. Initially, the bank estimates that There are approximately 30-50 million accounts where the owner's name does not match the SIM card. If the account owner has not yet completed the process, AMLO will increase measures to block the use of online financial services. However, there are 3 groups where the account name and SIM do not match and you can notify the bank. It is up to the bank's discretion whether it is at risk of being a horse account or not, including: 1. A group of people in the family, such as the name of the father's SIM, the child's account, or the name of the child's SIM in the account of an elderly parent. 2. Group of people who need to be looked after according to court orders and 3. Government or company telephone numbers. These 3 groups of employee account numbers are requested to write a letter or clarify their identity with the bank. In the case of corporate phone numbers Please have a let ter from the organization notifying the bank so that you can use mobile banking normally. Filtering will focus on accounts whose names do not match the SIM card. Those that were opened within the past 1-2 years, those that have been open for a long time and are not risky are horse accounts. Will follow up with the owner to correct or report reasons that the name does not match the bank's. By a message notifying the account owner The bank will send it directly through the app. Bank only No SMS sent Therefore, if there is an SMS message regarding this matter, do not believe it at all. AMLO Deputy Secretary-General also said that this measure To deal with the problem of call center gangs and online gambling that uses a horse account Many ghost sims Currently, there are more than 500,000 cases of being deceived by call centers, with thousands of arrests gradually being made. Therefore, more intensive measures must be taken. The measures for the SIM name and the account owner must match. It is a measure that coun tries around the world use. Therefore, Thailand must organize a system. Because the name mismatch is a loophole for call centers to use to deceive and cause damage. causing many victims to be deceived, therefore the Office of the Broadcasting Commission Television business and the National Telecommunications Commission (NBTC Office) together with the AMLO and the Bank have therefore initiated this measure intensively. If successful, it will crack down on call center networks estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. Or up to a million accounts for sure Source: Thai News Agency