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Western Union Blocking Money Transfers to Arabs
lowrydr310 writes "Western Union is blocking money transfers to people with Arab names. They have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have names like Mohammed or Ahmed. 'In one example, an Indian driver here said Western Union prevented him from sending $120 to a friend at home last month because the recipient's name was Mohammed.' Western union claims they are merely following U.S. Treasury Department guidelines that scrutinize cash flows for terrorist links. I agree that Western Union shouldn't allow anyone supporting terrorism to use their service, however I'm fairly certain there are millions of people named Mohammed or Ahmed who aren't terrorists. I wonder if any other financial companies such as banks are doing the same thing."
with the name of, "Muhammed Ali," you might have a problem here,... Never mind the fact that you've got a major building in the U.S. dedicated to the cause of peace,...
I wonder if they'll block transfers from arab sounding names to George Bush (not senior). Hate to stop all that Saudi cash headed to republican pockets.
"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
Buttle?
Tuttle?
Who cares?
Your taxes are high to encourage you to have children. Once you start having tax deductions, err, I mean children, things will be much better.
And the next thing you know, /. will block Arab usernames.
I never had that problem!
In case of fire, do not use elevator. Use water!
It's hard to think of any good reason for it.
One meager comfort, you are obviously not alone in finding thinking hard.
Remember after the Oklahoma City bombing how hard it was for a white person to rent a Ryder truck or any type of moving truck? I had to go rent moving trucks for my white friends because they were getting spit on and turned away.
Can I bum a sig?