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by ShabbosGoy 2936 days ago
What an odd thing for a bank to do, police how someone uses a memo line in a check. At least you got your revenge on them.
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It's my understanding that Venmo will flag transactions with certain words in the memo.

"I Tried to Venmo $12.66 for 'ISIS' and the Government Was Pissed

It turns out the Treasury Department doesn't appreciate my sense of humor."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5gqyzd/i-tried-to-venmo-1...

Ironic given how Softcard used to be called Isis.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had to file a suspicious activity report for every one of those checks.