Nice chat with the bank’s fraud squad today:
Them: “Hello, Mr Crawford, we’ve received a cheque here from an overseas party and we want to check the veracity of the payment and what it was for as it’s in United States dollars.”
Me: “Oh yes, that. Yeah, that was from international drug trafficking work carried out. It’s a tough line of work – well compensated, though. Just kidding, it’s actually a cheque from one of the biggest companies in the world and you’ll see the markings on the cheque indicating that.”
Them: “Okay, thanks, we’ll get that paid in immediately. But expect these calls whenever you deposit this amount in the future.”
Me: “Cool. What’s the threshold and I will make sure it’s under that each time.”
Them: “I am not allowed to dispense that kind of information.”
Me: “Okay, thank you, sir. And I wish your bank good fortune in the wars to come.”
Alright, so that’s how it went, just with less sarcasm because I’m not sarcastic at all.