Pre-Paid Calling Card Blues

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzprepaid0725nbjul25,0,1342002.story

Nothing new here. There have been numerous cases of calling cards with outrageous connect charges impacting the number of minutes available at published rates.

Although this is outrageous and targets those least able to afford these connect charges, the potential for for these cards being used as virtually untraceable tools in other criminal activity and terrorism cases is of more concern to me because the identity of the individual or organization activating and using these cards is not a prerequisite for their use.

Also, these cards purchased in large numbers at numerous locations for cash at the retail level have the money laundering potential for then being re-sold at a small discounted price else where.