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Christa Møllgaard-Hansen, owner of Christabella’s in the town of Maribo on Lolland bought six dresses from Pakistan for a value of $205, but her payment was frozen by the US authorities and the money seized because the dress manufacturer might be using the money to support terrorism.

The US froze the funds four months ago and contacted Møllgaard-Hansen’s bank, saying they wanted more information on the payment’s recipient. Møllgaard-Hansen had put all the necessary information into the original netbank payment, but complied with her bank’s request for the additional information.

A few days later, the bank contacted Møllgaard-Hansen and said the Americans were now requesting the birth date of her contact in Pakistan, named Rashid. It was at that point the bank told her that the US authorities suspected the money was going to support terrorist activities.

[via jp.dk]