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Old Jun 29, 2015 | 5:04 am
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FT777
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Originally Posted by hypertext
I withdrew 100 THB from a Family Mart ATM in Bangkok. There was no prompt to decline DCC as far as I could tell, nor any warning that the ATM would charge a fee. I should have been charged only ~$3 USD, but my Ally Bank activity shows I was charged nearly $9 for this withdrawal. Is this an extreme case of DCC, or a rogue ATM that charges fees without warning? Ally's ATM fee for international withdrawals is usually just 1%.
A quick Google search shows that Thai banks usually charge 150 or 180 THB (4.5 or 5.5 USD), so that could be it.
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