Discreet Funds

[ilovethemgirls68]

Originally Posted by holmes50

A long time ago I used Green Dot, always went to CVS, never did they ask for i.d.

Went there during Christmas, they didn't ask.

[Guest051920]

I agree with Trekker this stems from the patriot act. After 911 the biggest concern has been making sure transactions are not funding terrorist.They also do not want people of money laundering and fraud to easily make transaction.Workers may be inconsistent but ID is required to be shown.

[Kernelingus]

How Do You Say.......NSA!!!! Went to the bank a few weeks to get cash (5K), you would have thought i was asking for 25 million in cash.....how much longer will it be before we have to get NSA permission to even cross state lines!!!!!

[Old Horn Dog]

I understand the philosophical & political underpinnings of why the govt. is deathly afraid of financial privacy. I'm looking for practical work-arounds if anyone knows them: there IS NO MORE GREEN DOT RELOAD, which is what I've always used. Now I'm stuck. Writing a paper check & sending it isn't practical for several hundred reasons.

If I need to send cash to someone to whom I cannot drive, what is the most discreet way now to do it? She & I always used green dot before. I've never used Moneygram w/this girl & don't know how to do it online discreetly so I'm protected.

[trekker]

Fold a piece of construction paper around some cash and mail it. The problem with that, though is that there's no way to confirm receipt or recover a loss. Sure, there's registered and certified mail, but unless you live alone, those will compromise privacy, unless you have a trusted bachelor friend who doesn't mind his address being used.

[trekker]

Originally Posted by ilovethemgirls68

Went there during Christmas, they didn't ask.

I've never used Green Dot, but I did use a WalMart prepaid Visa a few years ago. The original purchase and funding of the temporary card were anonymous, but I had to register it to get a permanent card and add money. That, along with the $500 cap and the monthly fees made it a bad deal.

[trekker]

Originally Posted by Kernelingus

How Do You Say.......NSA!!!! Went to the bank a few weeks to get cash (5K), you would have thought i was asking for 25 million in cash.....how much longer will it be before we have to get NSA permission to even cross state lines!!!!!

NSA=KGB

[wildwing]

Originally Posted by trekker

NSA=KGB

People disappear in the US on a rather frequent basis. Just ask Hillary. I don't think the federal government cares about us. They might care about taxing the ladies though. What they do care about a lot is the underground economy, drugs, illegal workers, human slavery and all of the people who do not put their earnings in the bank like a good American.