No lie, I had an irrational fear that authorities would be summoned the first time I tried to deposit a large check (from consulting). I asked for a private conference with a banker so that I could explain the circumstances. Whereupon we had a very classic conversation:https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1036423661673009153 …
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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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I have come to the conclusion (as a US expat) that expats generally probably break most money laundering / fraud banking models - they just move so much more money around than anyone domestic ever really needs to.
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“I need a *very large* cashiers check because...” “Sir we are the largest bank next to the Title company that has a monopoly on real estate transactions in your very large city.” “But it’s a very large sum of money.” “Only for you”
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