Western Union does its part to stop terrorism
Associated Press via Yahoo News reports...Money transfer agencies have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have names like Mohammed or Ahmed, company officials said.Yep, I definitely feel much safer. Especially after this: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 told me that if I send money to Sahir Mohammed, the money will be blocked because of his name," said 36-year-old Abdul Rahman Maruthayil, who later sent the money through UAE Exchange, a Dubai-based money transfer service. ...
In one case, a couple in Sacramento, Calif. was thwarted from purchasing a treadmill on a financing plan, simply because the husband's first name was Hussein...Wouldn't want Hussein to get in shape ... that might be dangerous.
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 7:43 AM
1 Comments:
What if your first name is Timothy or Ariel or George or Dick or Tony or Ehud or Terry or Winston or Carl? Shouldnt your money be blocked or rather "reviewed" if you have one of the these names. Some people that happen to have these first names have caused more death and terror than anyone named Muhammad ever has. If they want to "secure" the world, people need to realize that the WORST kind of crime is that done by the power and the rich.
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