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by vladvasiliu 1216 days ago
I don't know about Sweden and even less about the US, but in France, for example, it's illegal to send cash via mail.

Not sure what would happen if they caught you.

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For what reason? To remove the issue of tracking down money stolen in transit?
In my European country, you can only mail money via insured mail. Otherwise it’s prohibited.

I assume it’s to avoid responsibility and money laundering.

From what I see there are limits on the amount of cash you can mail in the US as well.

Its mainly to avoid responsibility.

In reality, nobody gives a fuck if you mail someone 50 euros.

I have to imagine it’s one of those charges they can tack onto other criminal charges so that something sticks. Sending €20 won’t be a problem. Sending €20.000 will be.

Where the line in between lies, I have no idea.