Islamists Propose Ways to Transfer Funds to Islamic State of Iraq

A message posted on an Islamist website on April 10, 2007 proposed a way of enabling Muslims to deliver funds to the Islamic State of Iraq. The message suggests establishing phony online retail stores whose URLs will only be distributed to supporters of jihad via an internal e-mail list. According to the message, contributors will make payments with no intention of receiving any product in return, "except for the favor of the Lord of the world." The message asserts that such on-line retail stores require special programming that will allow the site administrator to distinguish between someone intending to contribute to jihad and unwitting customers.

One forum participant suggested using the CashU online service (http://www.cashu.com), which allows paying and transferring money online without risk of theft, fraud, or exposure of personal information.