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Cash isn't really anonymous either. Serial numbers make it traceable, albeit with large time granularity. All banks and many large retailers track deposits and
by thraway2016 10y ago
Cash isn't really anonymous either. Serial numbers make it traceable, albeit with large time granularity. All banks and many large retailers track deposits and payments by serial number. That plus CCTV and cell tower data will usually be enough to identify someone with a pattern of spending dirty money.
- eric_the_read 10y agoBut cash can move around quite a bit in a day. Spend $14 at merchant A, get $6 in change, spend $3 at merchant B, who hands that out to customer C as part of their change, who gives it to a bum, who in turn uses it to buy lunch... seeing a deposit of a suspect serial number at a merchant doesn't mean a whole lot. At best it gives you one more place to look through their CCTV and not find the guy you're looking for.