"I need to deposit a sizable check into my account. It is the proceeds of a consulting contract. I'm then going to wire it to Japan, where I live." "That all sounds quite reasonable." "And I just wanted to give you documents in advance of this." "I mean if we need them we'll ask"
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"Just want to make it clear that this is above-board." "*sigh* Alright. Mr. McKenzie, how much are we talking about here?" "Five figures." "Mr. McKenzie, this is the Wall Street branch of (among the biggest depository institutions in the US). That is NOT A LOT OF MONEY here."
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(When it arrived in Gifu, it was a lot of money, and earned me a somewhat panicked phone call from the local bank branch, since their bosses at HQ's Compliance Division were wondering why the largest USD wire ever to their bank branch was going to a foreigner's personal account.)
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Reminds me of the Airbnb founders: “What’s the limit on this bank account?” “Excuse me?” “Could it hold... one million dollars?”
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That is not an insane question. I know a founder in a particular region in the US who sold the company to AppAmaGooBookSoft with the proceeds wired into their local bank, triggering an immediate call from an SVP (a real title at that bank): "YOU CAN'T PUT THIS MUCH MONEY HERE!"
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Did you manage to clarify things before the teller triggered the silent alarm? ;-)
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