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The fact that the charges were in a foreign currency isn't the author's fault. He wasn't traveling.

Currency exchange to RU is relatively stable, but you could imagine being scammed from a country with hyperinflation, where a refund 3 months later denominated in the local currency is worth much less. So in general, it's not adequate to be compensated for international fraud in the fraudster's currency.




Yes, that's probably the exact scenario their merchant/banking agreements are protecting them from.




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