Can Bank Freeze Account - Stop My Money

[pumpjack]

im in N,ireland.... UK , i was sending money into my AIB euro bank in south ireland.
most funds were deposited there in cash.
funds came from me working offshore before, sold couple homes in last 15 years, kept money in my house in safety box, bought gold and sold gold.
but ive had a hectic life moving abroad and moving homes and opening new bank accounts etc etc.
now the irish bank wants me to send them proof where i got funds, ive wrote to estate agents and lawyers asking for evidence but they hold nothing on their systems, ive no pay slips either from offshore, sometimes i was paid through singapore and i tried to call look up the payroll company but i think theyve went bust or something.
basically i cant prove funds.
can bank freeze my account ?
irish bank want an address from me in eire which i used when i registered with them 4 year ago, i was working down there but now ive since moved from that address, plus they want name employer and net salary per week, why ?
is this usual policy, or do they suspect criminal money, if so why do they not go to assetts recovery or something like that, im no criminal i just put money intoi eire bank over this bloody brexit , scaremongers were saying for lat 3 years pounds going to hit rock bottom, crash against the euro......
i took a punt but now seems im in the ***

[ToraToraTora]

yes, they can, anti money laundering laws.

[Ken4155]

I would guess they strongly suspect you of money laundering. Let's face it, your story does contain quite a few unfortunate/suspicious events - estate agents with no proof on their systems, company going bust, changes of address.

[AuntPollyGrey]

They want these things because they suspect money laundering. Give them the information you have. You must remember your address 4 years ago and the names of some of your employers. Its up to the Bank to prove things. You can obviously show you have sold two houses and the price they fetched by getting a copy of the TF1's from Land registry. I presume you used a conveyancing solicitor in the sale of your houses -they keep records too. If you have no Tax Returns for the last 6 years then I'm afraid more trouble may be coming to your door.

[hc4361]

The Land Registry will have records of your house purchases and sales. If you were resident in the UK when you were working offshore the Inland Revenue will have records of the earnings you were required to declare by law.
You should have kept the records of your gold sales and purchases. If you used a dealer, contact them and see if they can help.

You are not only suspected of money laundering but the Irish banks and government are very concerned about the financing of terrorism and the banks have a duty to investigate suspicious banking activity.

If you read through your old posts on AB it may help jog your memory as to where you were working and living over the years.

[AuntPollyGrey]

^^^ He's only been a member of AB since last year!

[hc4361]

Haha

[ummmm]

In this name, Polly. He's been a member for much longer.

[Rockrose]

Yes they can, I advised that this would happen when you asked about this under your old name.

[THECORBYLOON]

If the bank suspect money laundering, they will pass the information on to the National Crime Agency (NCA) who will then advise whether the bank can remove the suspension.

If does appear odd that neither the estate agents nor lawyers have any records of the transactions.

Have you checked your e-mails for correspondence with them?

You must admit, from the information given, it does look a wee bit suss

[douglas9401]

Maybe the documentation's been filed under 'dieseldick'.

[hc4361]

The NCA is a UK agency, this is the Irish laws on money laundering
https://iclg.com/practice-areas/anti-money-laundering-laws-and-regulations/ireland

[Rockrose]

I would imagine so doug

[wolf63]

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/members/goldenbolls/

[pumpjack]

If the bank suspect money laundering, they will pass the information on to the National Crime Agency (NCA) who will then advise whether the bank can remove the suspension.

""" If does appear odd that neither the estate agents nor lawyers have any records of the transactions.

Have you checked your e-mails for correspondence with them?

You must admit, from the information given, it does look a wee bit suss """

i have written to law firm but they only keep records 8 years they say, my home was sold 2007, another home in thailand sold 2017 which i have papers evidence, another home sold 2010 which i have evidence.
thai bank would not let me repatriate my funds from sale as i didnt have land title deeds ( i bought it pre plan and sold it before completion ) i took bank notes manually from thai bankl and carried 9000 at a time through airport back to uk, which i then kept in my safety box, after crash in 2010 i diodnt trust banks and then i decided to start putting money into euro on advise of a financioal advisor ( prat ) 3 years ago because of all the brexit hype, saying the GBPO was going to go to *** basically scaremonerging , regretting it now. took a gamble but lost it seems.
worked offshore loads of times , never kept payslips or anything , moved and lived abroad in thailand and holland , never kept records, hectic lifestyle. when working i was paid through singapore, seemed like a tax dodge from the company but how was i to blame ? also worked on vesseld in denmark and russia offshore where i hads a seamans book and did not pay tax as it is not required if your on a ship, made 1800 euro in hand a week . ive alllways saved . i have no record for drugs or terrorism, i like to keep my money myself, farmers do it, chinese do it, business people do it , it is not illegal.

[hc4361]

If you were resident in the UK or an EEA state seafarers do pay income tax.