W Fish said:
Not only Wise, any bank or emi in EU.
First they will ask you for the reason of the transfer, then possibly the SOF.
If these are not satisfactory (if the dumba**s in the compliance department does not understand it) they will (have to) make SAR (suspicious activity report) to FIU (financial intelligence unit).
FIU can freeze the funds (tell the bank to do so) for 30 days. If the subject does not prove the legal origin of the funds (and there is no criteria for that) during that time, they can keep the funds for another 60 days.
After that FIU can ask court for approval to keep the funds for a further year. If during this time the subject has not proven the legal origin of the funds, it will be confiscated.
This is really screwed because it violates the basic proprty rights.
And the reporting person (legal or physical) is free of responsibility for any economic or other damage to the subject while acting according to the AML law. And of course, the FIU will guarantee anonymity to the reporter.
This is EU today.
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