Swiss ban anonymous bank accounts July 1st 2004!
 

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-break...0808-4255r.htm

June 30, 2004

Geneva, Switzerland, Jun. 30 (UPI) -- Beginning July 1, Swiss banks will no longer offer anonymous, numbered accounts in an effort to fight fraud and terrorist financing.

The emblematic anonymous numbered Swiss bank account has been part of the country's identity for over a century, but the country's latest anti-money laundering law, which goes into effect Thursday, will not allow customers to open accounts without revealing their identity, Swiss news agency Swissworld reports.

Although Switzerland will still offer accounts with some degree of privacy, patrons who seek to transfer money into the country will have to provide their names. Some accounts will still be identified by numbers rather than names, but bankers will have to know the identity of each of their clients.

The legal change, which may be followed by efforts to withhold taxes from the interest earnings of foreigners' Swiss accounts, is intended to combat tax evasion, terrorist funding and money laundering.

too many other places to bank besides switzerland...Just going to that country would make you hot.

Shit, now I have to pay that 25,000 for the fake passport before going to Geneva.

Take your pick


Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Campione d'Italia
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Delaware
Dominica
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guernsey
Hong Kong
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jersey
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Madeira
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Monaco
Montserrat
Nauru
Nevis
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Niue
PANAMA
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Samoa
Sark
Seychelles
Singapore
Switzerland
Tax Haven Reports
Turks & Caicos
United Kingdom
U.S. Virgin Islands
Vanuatu
Western Samoa

Can I take? Tax Haven Reports ;-)

every credible bank in the world now requires the same. it's nothing new and should hardly come as a surprise to anyone with experience in international business.

It was predictable and I still don't like it.

Most if not all of these countries require that the bank have records of the account holder's identity.

Im known as Carl Lafong in Antigua.....

Doesn't change a thing.:2 cents: If there is 1 place in the world where I would thrust my money to be stored it would be switzerland.

No worries.... Try the Caribean