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| marek... |
 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:37 am |
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Hello,
Would anyone be able to confirm (or deny!  that the "artificial
mechanisms" in the following sentence means "unconventional / unusual /
irregular, or is it closer to "ad hoc" perhaps?
"A representative makes requests for payment through artificial mechanisms,
such as a numbered bank. account in a third country."
Regards,
marek |
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| Marco Pagliero... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:32 am |
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On 19 Jun., 12:37, "marek" wrote:
Quote: Hello,
Would anyone be able to confirm (or deny! that the "artificial
mechanisms" in the following sentence means "unconventional / unusual /
irregular, or is it closer to "ad hoc" perhaps?
"A representative makes requests for payment through artificial
mechanisms, such as a numbered bank account in a third country."
It sounds to me as here "artificial" means the opposite of "natural",
where a "natural mechanism" could be a normal account at the bank on
the next street corner. So I would understand "unusual".
"Irregular" would also do, because one can suspect that the mechanism
the representative is requesting has the purpose of concealing some
legal, fiscal, or other, irregularity.
Marco P |
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