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July 07, 2006
Western Union Blocks Cash Transfers to Arabs
"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." (via slashdot.org)
No racial profiling here, eh? Full story link.
Posted by Ali Massoud at July 7, 2006 03:30 AM
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