If banks ask you why you have a check from a forieign country, what do you tell them?

Iceman · Jan 28, 2007

my last deposit was questioned somewhat. I got a little snippy with the lady and told her if she couldn't cash these than I was gone form their bank. Seemed to work but think I may have gotten lucky this time.

If questioned why I am recieveing these checks from another country what are you guys answering or what should I say?

FairWarning · Jan 28, 2007

Tell them eBay.

sean1 · Jan 28, 2007

I would say, fill out a suspicious activity form and cash the fucken check. They are going to fill it out anyways...

sean1 · Jan 28, 2007

Or better yet, deposit through the ATM... Then a computer reads the checks...

HarryCaray · Jan 28, 2007

I would tell them it's none of their fucking business.

Probably not the smartest move, but probably what I would be inclined to say.

Brock Landers · Jan 28, 2007

HarryCaray said:
I would tell them it's none of their fucking business.

Probably not the smartest move, but probably what I would be inclined to say.

Thats exactly right, none of their god damed business. show me a sign where it says i can't posess or deposit a check from a foreign bank/person or cash/deposit the ******.

Iceman · Jan 28, 2007

HarryCaray said:
I would tell them it's none of their fucking business.

Probably not the smartest move, but probably what I would be inclined to say.

beleieve me I want to but I have banked there for a decade and I think if I throw something out there they may just okay alot easier without any more problems.

Dubpoet · Jan 28, 2007

There must be an amount that does not cause problems 999$ I'm not sure these days. Old days under 5 k was never a problem.

Iceman · Jan 28, 2007

Dubpoet said:
There must be an amount that does not cause problems 999$ I'm not sure these days. Old days under 5 k was never a problem.

she told me $500. I had cashed/depositied 4 previous checks all between $800-1500 before being half ass questioned.

SunDodger · Jan 28, 2007

Tell them it's from an investment account you have. Be vague and don't give much detail about it. They'll put a five business day hold on the deposit, but it has always cleared for me.

wilheim · Jan 28, 2007

I just say "No hable Engles" and smile.

wil..

Doug · Jan 28, 2007

mail it to the bank.

Timetopay · Jan 28, 2007

Tell them you work for Osama. When they get scared say just playin its from gambling.

Than they dont give a shit

G.MONEY · Jan 28, 2007

Tell them your Aunt sent it to you from Another country.

sd2 · Jan 28, 2007

A foreign fishing trip you paid for in advance, but couldn't go and the owners sent you back your full deposit. ("Isn't that terrific, a lot of places wouldn't do that anymore. They'd take ten percent at least. It's really really nice to find honest people. Of course, I've been fishing there 3 times already, so they know me and probably don't want to lose my business . . .")

It's a storyline, one you are justified in inventing, since the question is none of their biz.

PokerKingJim · Jan 28, 2007

Are the checks they are sending being sent in USD or a foreign currency? Would the bank charge you any kind of fee to convert the money to USD if it were in a foreign currency?

nimue77 · Jan 28, 2007

Many books still offer bank wire. Anyone used this method recently...since the neteller fiasco? Any problems?

Woody0 · Jan 28, 2007

Poker King Jim said:
Are the checks they are sending being sent in USD or a foreign currency?

Sounds like they are US $ checks from Banco di Columbia payable through their correspondent bank in New York. Tell them its for courier work.

Would the bank charge you any kind of fee to convert the money to USD if it were in a foreign currency?

Surely you jest. Banks charge usurious fees for foreign exchange and exchange at terrible rates, often a 6-7% spread for fairly major currencies.

zone136 · Jan 28, 2007

Tell her you own a whore house called the Del Rey in Costa Rica. And you are depositing this weeks profits.

Then tell her she looks nice and if she ever considered another profession.

wiesman02 · Jan 28, 2007

sean1 said:
Or better yet, deposit through the ATM... Then a computer reads the checks...

negative. A teller still processes them the next day. I work at a bank.

If banks ask you why you have a check from a forieign country, what do you tell them?

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