[stop50]

This is partly known as KYC: know your customer. Banks have to do this, because of laws and regulations against money laundering and fraud.

[pseingatl]

It's called KYC. Unless you're Rip Van Winkle and have been asleep since 2001, it's the way of the banking world.

[RGamma]

Mexico is host to Big Crime. The fact you could send anything there at all without questions is already a small miracle.