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1 is actually the likely answer and IIRC has to do with regulations beyond Venmo (experienced something similar with a different country). They likely won't be
by krrishd 6y ago
1 is actually the likely answer and IIRC has to do with regulations beyond Venmo (experienced something similar with a different country). They likely won't be able to help beyond suggesting not mentioning it in your description.
- 1f60c 6y agoWhich regulations?
- krrishd 6y agothey cite OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) regulations [0], which is what I got as an answer as well when I experienced something similar. [0] https://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/venmo-reportedly-blocking-payments-that-use-the-word-persian.html https://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/venmo-reportedly-blocking-...
- broahmed 6y agoI have my doubts. The article you linked mentions payments being blocked, but in this case I'm getting an error message saying to use a different memo. The exact same "Please try another payment note" appears when using "Niger" or the n-word, so I suspect it's an attempt to block the n-word. I could be wrong though.