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Court orders KBank to pay B1 million to scammed actress
The Civil Court ruled that Kasikornbank must pay 1 million baht in damages to Thai-British actress Charlotte Austin for failing to detect suspicious after-midnight transfers during a scam in 2024. The court found shared responsibility, setting a precedent that banks can be held liable for not flagging abnormal late-night transactions under Thailand's 2025 emergency decree on financial fraud.
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