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Old 01-26-2008, 10:11 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Raven View Post
a little publicized fact....

when the Gubbermint issued the credit cards relief

to the hurricane Katrina victims

not all of them mind you....

but, there was allot of that Money being spent

on things like Booze and cigarettes and very little

on housing. it was like.... let's Party - free money
Yeah, you are right. I was working credit card fraud with a government agency and we were concentrating on the Chase cards that were handed out.

Over 70% of the purchases were for non-essential items. Mostly cigs and booze and, oh yeah, trips to casinos

Last edited by piemma; 01-26-2008 at 10:12 AM.. Reason: spelling

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