“Then I need to understand exactly what you are disputing.

We can’t stop a transaction simply because a family member has doubts.”

“I understand.” I laid the printed messages on the table and told him, in the flattest and most factual language I could manage, that my sister had asked me to move a hundred and fifty thousand dollars for an international business transaction, that she had given me information about the recipient, and that parts of her story did not match the documents she had sent.

He read the first page, checked the amount on the transfer request, asked whether anyone at the bank had confirmed it was under review.