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minus-square@themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish20•11 months agoThis is used to catch tax fraud. People who forge reciepts tend to use random numbers, so they stand out as outliers, and they get caught that way.
This is used to catch tax fraud. People who forge reciepts tend to use random numbers, so they stand out as outliers, and they get caught that way.