{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-359.67","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 359.67","heading":"Does Fiscal Service prohibit the issuance of Series I savings bonds in a chain letter scheme?","body":"We do not permit bonds to be issued in a chain letter or pyramid scheme. We authorize an issuing agent to refuse to issue a bond or accept a purchase order if there is reason to believe that a purchase is connected with a chain letter. The agent's decision is final.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER II—FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER A—BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE","PART 359—OFFERING OF UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES I","Subpart D—Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"69c49d8847e7e29d61babcf26a6e43143e64fcffdce11a65a9dfb40afc6f89d2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-359.66","next":"us/31-cfr-359.68"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}