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#2256079 - 06/28/21 08:49 PM Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia
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We have a wire transfer going from an account in our bank to a receiving bank located in the US for a beneficiary account in Bogota, Colombia. Is this a domestic or foreign wire transfer?
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#2256090 - 06/28/21 09:04 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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You mean you are using an intermediate bank to make the foreign wire transfer for you?
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#2256091 - 06/28/21 09:07 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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The wire is going to a US bank. The beneficiary name is "XYZ Company" located in Bogota, Colombia.
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#2256093 - 06/28/21 09:16 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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If the wire instructions don't direct the funds outside of the US, it's domestic.

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#2256109 - 06/29/21 03:17 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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What do the wire instructions state?
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#2256185 - 06/30/21 08:22 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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For operational fees, Domestic. For BSA reasons, Foreign.

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#2256214 - 07/01/21 02:53 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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ACBbank - the instructions state to wire the money from an account at our bank to an account at another U.S. based bank. The address of the recipient shows the Colombia address.

Goodland - Why is it foreign for BSA reasons? Is is because we have knowledge that the recipient resides in Colombia?
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#2256220 - 07/01/21 03:40 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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It is a domestic wire transfer. All that means is that the company that is located in Columbia has an account at the recipient US Bank. The vetting of that company is really up to that other bank as long as it passes OFAC, but it might trigger an internal look at your own customer as to why they are wiring money to an entity located in Columbia.
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#2256266 - 07/02/21 02:52 PM Re: Wire to Beneficiary in Colombia Libby M.
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You are here
All that aside if this is where tis is going ,there are many legitimate industries on Columbia in addition to the potential for suspicious activity.

https://www.worldstopexports.com/colombias-top-10-expor
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