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Re:US woman accused of laundering Bitcoin for Islamic State by toyg on Friday December 15, 2017 @09:49AM (#15932167)
You don’t just show up to the bank asking for a loan “because I want it”, you have to state what you want it for and how you intend to repay it. The bank will then assess if your request makes sense, and whether you can afford it, before granting it.

I guess a bank wouldn’t loan money “to help refugees” or “to buy bitcoins”, so anything she’s stated was likely false, hence fraud.

Re:US woman accused of laundering Bitcoin for Islamic State by chillwaves on Friday December 15, 2017 @01:44PM (#15934013)
Balance transfer loans are "because I want it" and I get offers for those all the time, up to the limit of my credit for an individual account (I have many) which exceeds $30,000.