privacy and rights (short reply)

>>
>> Numbered bank accounts and even lines of credit
>> exist and will continue to prosper.
>
>One can hope so, but when the Swiss numbered bank account, the
>canonical example, vanishes, I begin to have doubts.
>
>[Let's hope it doesn't get this far.  Besides, there's always
>Liechtenstein  :)]
>

I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but to the best of my knowledge
Switzerland no longer allows numbered bank accounts.  Also, from
my studies of international banking, bank secrecy and tax havens,
I have never seen any reference to numbered bank accounts in 
any country other than Switzerland, including Liechtenstein (although
Liechtenstein does have better secrecy safeguards than Switzerland.
Today, Cayman Islands has more international money in its bank than
any other country in the world due to their bank secrecy and favorable
tax status (ref: Forbes Magazine).

Jack

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Jack Daniels says:
> 
> >>
> >> Numbered bank accounts and even lines of credit
> >> exist and will continue to prosper.
> >
> >One can hope so, but when the Swiss numbered bank account, the
> >canonical example, vanishes, I begin to have doubts.
> >
> >[Let's hope it doesn't get this far.  Besides, there's always
> >Liechtenstein  :)]
> >
> 
> I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but to the best of my knowledge
> Switzerland no longer allows numbered bank accounts.  Also, from
> my studies of international banking, bank secrecy and tax havens,
> I have never seen any reference to numbered bank accounts in 
> any country other than Switzerland, including Liechtenstein (although
> Liechtenstein does have better secrecy safeguards than Switzerland.

"Jack Daniels" has never looked hard enough -- many countries (Austria
comes to mind) allow completely anonymous accounts, with various
degrees of restriction on them.

Perry