In message , at 18:24:43 on
Fri, 23 Mar 2012, Charles Ellson remarked:
Nowadays the mere act of transmitting other peoples' money is probably
enough to involve at least brushing against some part of
money-laundering law.

Indeed so. Read the T&C of a "shopping card" and they say so explicitly.
They also say that such gift cards can't be used by under-18's (if
you've been following another somewhat USA-centric thread about minors
using gift cards to buy train tickets).
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Roland Perry