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    5dimes fucks itself via Amazon deposit/withdrawal doings

    It was just a few weeks ago, I was checking the 5dimes deposit/withdrawal methods, and among a bunch of interesting options, I saw the Amazon gift card method, for deposit AND withdrawal. Was talking to the kuntmissioner about it a few days ago, and when I checked the 5dimes site again, all the options had changed. This might just be the reason why.

    https://recode.net/2016/03/15/offsho...ards-feds-say/

    "The operators of an offshore gambling website used Amazon gift cards to launder nearly $2 million over the past few years, a Department of Homeland Security investigator alleged in a recent application for a seizure warrant filed in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
    The filing alleges that the Costa Rica-based gambling site, 5Dimes, instructed U.S. customers to use Amazon gift cards to fund their 5Dimes sports betting, in an effort to skirt the U.S. financial system. The feds say 5Dimes also paid out winnings to U.S. customers in Amazon gift cards, or in merchandise they picked out on Amazon.com."
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    "5Dimes does not charge a fee for bettors who fund their accounts with Amazon gift cards. The company has instructed bettors to purchase these gift cards at a traditional retail store, in cash, and email a photo of the card information along with a receipt. The gambling site also offers bettors a 10 percent bonus if they choose to receive their winnings in the form of Amazon gift cards added to their Amazon account."

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    Uh oh.

     
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    Tony may have just fucked himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Tony may have just fucked himself.
    What are they going to do to him?

    I mean any $$ he had on that scheme is likely
    Confiscated but it's not like imhes going to do any jail time.

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    They've paid out in Walmart gift cards too if I recall.

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    There was some costa rican money laundering thing going on with them recently.

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    Wait, I don't get it? Can you convert Amazon gift cards to cash to a third party?

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    The more they are attracting the interest of the DOJ, the worse off they are.

    No site is untouchable if the DOJ wants after them.

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    I have an account there and I didn't even know that.

    Fuck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4Dragons View Post
    Wait, I don't get it? Can you convert Amazon gift cards to cash to a third party?

    Yep sure can. http://www.cardpool.com/landing_page...FQeRfgodi9oD0Q

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by ftpjesus View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by 4Dragons View Post
    Wait, I don't get it? Can you convert Amazon gift cards to cash to a third party?

    Yep sure can. http://www.cardpool.com/landing_page...FQeRfgodi9oD0Q
    I just went to that site to check Amazon values and it looks like they don't take them any more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gauchojake View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ftpjesus View Post
    I just went to that site to check Amazon values and it looks like they don't take them any more.

    heres one that's does though apparently still..
    http://www.giftcardgranny.com/buy-gift-cards/amazon/

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    Posted this in the wagering thread. If you got a big balance you may want to consider cashing out some....



    http://www.costaricantimes.com/the-m...ok-grows/45272

    Costa Rica News – The amount of people, companies and countries involved in 5Dimes and related money laundering and illegal gambling continues to grow.

    The money entering Costa Rica through Latco Company from Malta and Dubai was linked to the operation of the 5Dimes sportsbook.

    The millions were said to be intended to develop real estate projects, like gas stations, offices and apartments. The BCR accounts were closed in November due to doubts regarding the money’s origin.

    Some of the money had been transferred to Red Planet S.A., Tobraso Total Brand Solutions, and the board of directors, managers and family members.

    While Jennifer Morsink was in charge of Latco, the Bank of Costa Rica denounced the company for money laundering.

    Relatives and possible owners of 5Dimes were found in Pennsylvania by the Department of Homeland Security. They were involved in another facet of the scams, gambling with Amazon cards.

    Millions have been laundered from Malta, New York, Panama, and surely countless other places yet to be found out about.

    A messenger deposited $9,000 in checks from various banks in Panama every week.

    This looks like the beginning of the end for this sportsbook in Costa Rica.

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