> Do they think I'm going to launder money by buying lattes? That is exactly what happens. Prepaid debit cards and gift cards were and maybe still are both maj

> Do they think I'm going to launder money by buying lattes? That is exactly what happens. Prepaid debit cards and gift cards were and maybe still are both major tools for cross-border money laundering of drug proceeds because they have not been treated with the same scrutiny by customs and border guards as cash. With gift cards, you would buy them in one country, take them to another (typically US), and sell them (on Craigslist, eBay, etc) for $0.98 on the dollar. So it is a very inexpensive and low risk way of international money laundering. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulations-moneylaundering-insig-idUSKCN10L0FC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulations-moneylaun...