Comment on How the US Hacked ISISparentComments−_2d305yI just did the Cuban Sandwich one without a problem. What should I be expecting?−srtjstjsj5yUSA had (has?) sanctions banning trading with Cuba.−_2d305yI know. I'm just not sure why the OP is so confident that me putting "Cuban Sandwich" in the memo is going to get me flagged. Still good so far.−macintux5yI did that with PayPal a couple of years ago and the transaction was flagged for review.−leereeves5yNot long ago there was a similar discussion here becausePayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing the word “tardigrade”https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24450828And one of the top comments said:PayPal gets a list of banned strings from the Office of Foreign Asset controls. If any match those strings it's flagged for a review.
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I just did the Cuban Sandwich one without a problem. What should I be expecting?
USA had (has?) sanctions banning trading with Cuba.
I know. I'm just not sure why the OP is so confident that me putting "Cuban Sandwich" in the memo is going to get me flagged. Still good so far.
I did that with PayPal a couple of years ago and the transaction was flagged for review.
Not long ago there was a similar discussion here because
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24450828
And one of the top comments said: