From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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Subject: | Cash, Credit and Crime |
Date: | Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0400 |
>stick contains a computer chip which records the actual 'cash value' of
>the stick. The bank that ISSUES the stick keeps a record of the chip's
Then someone (your local mafia, yakuza or tong wholesaler) sets up a
counterfiter. Say, 100¥ worth of sterile cash for 150¥ worth of goods.
It's no worse than dealing with a fence for cash, simply because you can
use the stick anywhere without anyone else raising any eyebrows.
CyberRaven Kevin Dole
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Dismemberment."
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