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I want to send about $15,000 to one or more sportsbooks (Pinnacle & Canbet). I want to do it in the least conspicuous manner in regards to our good ol' USA government. Western Union wants to know everything about you for more than $1,000. I am assuming a bankwire is recorded and probably reported also. I have only wired smaller amounts in the past $300-$3000 and haven't really worried about it too much, but i feel like sending this much is going to send up a "red flag" somewhere. Any suggestions?

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Netteller but it is going to take you a week to set up. Cashier's check,BUt you need to make sure the book will let you play while the check is clearing(two weeks). Hop a plane. ALthough isn't canbets in Australia? Legal limit I think is $10000 to carry with you but not sure.
 

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As far as I know, the red flag comes in at the $10,000 level per transaction. This is when the bank has to report it to the IRS and they make you fill out a form explaining what color the booger was from your nose that day, despite your president announcing all the great freedoms your people enjoy.
 

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Get 15k in cash. Go to 5 different banks
and get a cashier's check for 3k at each bank.
Put the checks in a fed ex and send it to the sportsbook.
Best way imo.
 

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There is no easy way to move that kind of money today. My advice would be to start early and do a combination of cashier's checks, EFT's to Neteller and Western Union...keeping everything under the radar scope. Next start a buffer at Neteller so you can quickly replenish your casino account if you lose. I'm not sure how people carry six figures at casinos now. They must have offshore accounts or are carrying money directly there. Shrink would know.
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Multiple cashier's checks from different banks sounds like the best to me. $3,000 to $4,500 each.
 

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Just checking, since I haven't tried this because I thought it just wouldn't fly. When's the last time someone went to a bank with 3,000 cash, asked for a cashier's check, and was allowed to get it without setting up an account and showing proper ID.

Again, I'm not saying it can't be done, I just want to hear from someone who has done it.

Thanks and good luck,
Bart
 

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find someone who is big player offshore, trade them 15 dimes cash for a book to book transfer somewhere and it is downhill from there.
 

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Sorry boys but if you walk into a bank that you are not a customer of with 3k cash and ask for a cashiers check they will require ID and send the IRS a suspicous activity report if they even take the $ and issue a cashiers check.

Pay your taxes, wire the money and quit worrying about it. If not, go to B of A and deposit small sums (less than 3k) to Neteller's account then transfer the money to the books. Then when you request the money back from Neteller you will have documentation that you sent and received winnings above the deposits.

Or find a local BM that has a limited betting menu, shitty odds, and you and him can pay each other at the local bar on Tuesday Morning.
 

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go to any store that sells money orders. gas stations usually do them in $500 increments. get 30. usually cost about 75 cents a piece then mail them out. will take a while to clear but no flags will raise
 
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The best way is to go via W/U in small amounts mixed in with some money orders.
 

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This is ridiculous! The so called "free society" that we`re used to is gone! Thanks to the Patriot Act, and the paranoia in the Justice? Dept.
 

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Ballsofblue,

Are you that guy in front of me at every 7/11 I go to? I am having to wait in line for 10 minutes trying to buy a Coke, because some idiot is getting 5 different money orders to pay rent,electric,cable,water and insurance.
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Banking i know, any cashier's checks over 3200 will be reported. stay under this number
 

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the money order deal might work as well. u can get up to 2999 at each location without showing id. if u get lucky and find a clerk that does not know the rules, u can get even more.

here is the problem with the money order scenario. there is a chance your fedex will be intercepted in route to its destination overseas. if so, the "financial instruments" inside will be seen. if they are blank money orders, they viewed as the equivalent of mailing cash overseas (against fedex rules and against the law if more than $10,000). even if you make the money orders out to someone, a record will be kept of your packages contents.

since most money orders are not international money orders, not sure how cashable they are at a foreign bank. not saying they are not cashable but i have noticed that books always seem to insist upon a cashiers check instead of a money orders.

You do have couple of other options. First, you could take a vacation to CR, Antigua, etc. Costa Rica wairfare is substantialy cheaper that other offshore locations and actually a pretty cool place to visit. If you bring a friend, you could easily bring the 15K with you.

You used to be able to send $999 Western Union without id. Have not done it in a while, but have heard that is no longer possible.

If you live near the Mexican or Canadien border, you could send western unions from there. Less rules for id, and you can even use the blue form (much cheaper).

Your best bet is still finding an agent or big player to do a cash transer with.
 

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Send 3 bank wires for 5k each or see if you can give the cash to one of the book´s runners in a city near you. Good Luck!
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jwunderdog:
Ballsofblue,

Are you that guy in front of me at every 7/11 I go to? I am having to wait in line for 10 minutes trying to buy a Coke, because some idiot is getting 5 different money orders to pay rent,electric,cable,water and insurance.
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<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOL
 

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Silver7,

Absolutely right...I remember growing up in the cold war days when America was pointing out how mean and nasty the Soviet Union was for, among other things, scrutinizing everything its citizens do, like money transfers etc. In contrast, they are so much freer today it's amazing. If you are an average Russian, Hungarian, Polish, or any other Eastern European citizen, you can transfer tens of thousands of dollars anywhere in the world with NO QUESTIONS ASKED. It may not be legal by the letter of the law but the government just looks the other way in all but the most obviously criminal cases.

The tables have certainly turned and the distinction between communism, dictatorship, and "free" democracy is becoming less and less clear with the passage of time.
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The General:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jwunderdog:
Ballsofblue,

Are you that guy in front of me at every 7/11 I go to? I am having to wait in line for 10 minutes trying to buy a Coke, because some idiot is getting 5 different money orders to pay rent,electric,cable,water and insurance.
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LOL<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


LMFAO..that is comedy
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