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International Investing while avoiding money laundering claims

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I have an investor overseas, Uganda, Africa, who is having issues getting money to America to invest. After speaking to him, I was informed that one of the family business accounts was closed due to suspicious activity. When trying to send money for a non-profit to Germany, the money was stopped, he was questioned thoroughly about the origin of the funds. Traveling personally with the funds is not possible as well being that you cannot travel with more than $10,000. Is there any advise on how to do this without having to deal with money laundering suspicion? Real estate is strictly the area I am asking for help in as far as transferring funds internationally. Thank you community!

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Jeff Filali
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CAUTION!!!
Sounds like you're being baited into a typical scam or you're a scammer about to try to bait someone else into a scam. "Here's the money, I'm trying to invest this money with you, having troubles with these laws, etc etc" next thing you know they found a way to make it work but some tax or tariff has to be paid off in the US first. It's only X thousand dollars. If you can take care of that, the money will transfer within X days and you can get your money plus and extra X amount for helping. You pay that tax/tariff and then a week goes by and it now there's something else holding it up. They'll keep hitting you with these fees until you catch on to the scam and then you'll call one day and their phinenumber will be disconnected.

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