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Originally Posted by Kirbynator
having trouble believing this, if true that's kind of sickening.
PLAYING online wasnt even illegal
OP wasn't approached because he played online poker. It seems that the payment processor in question that AB/UB used was also involved in much shadier things than facilitating cash flows for online poker sites. The Secret Service agents were there to see if OP was one of the "wanted" clients of the processor. They knew the processor processed poker transactions and aside from a few comments about the illegality did not seem concerned. From OP's account, it seems the agents were relieved to hear that he was one of the shady processor's poker clients. While scary as hell for OP, I don't see this as something to be alarmed about, nor would I believe that 2 federal agents interviewing random wire recipients are in the know as to the final disposition of seized funds. And even if that is the position of the Secret Service, the courts are certainly going to have a say.
OP and anyone else who might be approached in this manner, you always have the right to say you want to speak with an attorney before answering questions.