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The use of credit cards abroad was also restricted. As of May 2012, people could only buy dollars for 25% to 40% of their wages. [2] In June 2012, AFIP forbade the purchase of dollars, except for a limited number of activities. As the country had a high inflation at that point, people used to buy dollars to keep the value of their money.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Argentinian President Néstor Kirchner in 2005.. The Maletinazo, Valijagate, or suitcase scandal was a 2007 scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina, souring friendship between the countries.
Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [2] Activities also encompass exploitation of personal data, [3] and money laundering techniques. [4]
Two illegal migrants, including one wearing an ankle monitor, allegedly murdered a Chicago man they met on a dating app -- then used his credit card to spend thousands on Amazon purchases.
Credit card kiting refers to the use of one or more credit cards to obtain cash and purchasing power they do not have, or pay credit card balances with the proceeds of other cards. Unlike check kiting , which is illegal under nearly all circumstances, laws against credit card kiting are not completely prohibitive of the practice, thereby ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which gives money to nonprofit organizations that support immigrants, said that money cannot be used to purchase gift cards or prepaid debit cards.
Whereas, in the majority of countries the usage of cryptocurrency isn't in itself illegal, its status and usability as a means of payment (or a commodity) varies, with differing regulatory implications. [2] While some states have explicitly allowed its use and trade, others have banned or restricted it. Likewise, various government agencies ...
LONDON (Reuters) -Argentina plans to tap a $7.5 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to repay China part of the money it borrowed through a currency swap line, two sources ...