<prompt> Human: Hi all. Dont know if this is the correct subreddit for this, but I was hoping to get some answers regarding a situation I am currently in. In short, I made an app and have found someone who wants to buy me out. However, after about a month he has been unable to commit to this buyout because he claims that his money is being held by the bank. I have very little info regarding his financial situation. He has told me that the members of his investment group are located abroad. Malaysia, specifically. He says that his group is planning to make large investments in the U.S. Potentially to the tune of 1 mil. However, it has been about one month of back and forth, and he still maintains that his money is being withheld. I have no idea how he is structuring his entity or what roadblocks he might be hitting, either with the bank or with the IRS. I was hoping to get some information about this process, to understand a bit more about what might be going on. When dealing with large sums of money, is it normal for banks to hold funds for this long? What processes are taking place during this time?  <response>: BS story you are being fed 