I'm just wondering, what would you prefer to be the method? Isn't providing banking info the least they need? To send the money?
Issue a check? My whole point is you shouldn't have to pay money to "hopefully" receive money.
He/She just want $18,000 in cash.
Okay. That would not even be possible in most of the EU. That's why I wondered. Some EU countries have limits on the maximum amount of cash transactions that can happen legally. Mostly between 3000-10000 euros allowed, depending on the country.