Can one open almost anonymous safe deposit box?

Are all safe deposit boxes, along with SSNs of their holders,
registered in some central Fed database? I would like to know if I can
open a safe deposit box at a bank, such that it would not be easily
findable, except by inquiring the bank where I have it (such as some
obscure bank). I want to store some lawful personal items, but in a
very private manner.

I am looking for practical answers.

M.F.

In general, I don't think any bank would give out information on its safety
deposit box hoilders unless there is a legitinare reason for doing so, e.g.,
law enforcement officials investigating a crime or heirs searching for
assets after the death of a boxholder.


--
Richard
http://www.richlh.com
Sometimes God calms the storm. Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms
the child



"MFurman" wrote in message
...
Are all safe deposit boxes, along with SSNs of their holders,
registered in some central Fed database? I would like to know if I can
open a safe deposit box at a bank, such that it would not be easily
findable, except by inquiring the bank where I have it (such as some
obscure bank). I want to store some lawful personal items, but in a
very private manner.

I am looking for practical answers.

M.F.

"MFurman" wrote in message
...
Are all safe deposit boxes, along with SSNs of their holders,
registered in some central Fed database? I would like to know if I can
open a safe deposit box at a bank, such that it would not be easily
findable, except by inquiring the bank where I have it (such as some
obscure bank). I want to store some lawful personal items, but in a
very private manner.

I am looking for practical answers.

M.F.


trollish xpostgrps removed. Yes - all deposit boxes are registerd.

MF, as long as the bank is unknown to the person doing the snooping,
you're safe. There is no federal database of safe deposit boxes. If the
bank is known to the snoop, the bank will open the box with their
master key if served with a search warrant.

It's hard to keep your bank secret, btw.

My mom was a bank manager up until the early 1980's. I know they did not
have a "master" key to safe deposit boxes. The couple of times that they
had to open a box (by court order), it had to be drilled out.

Apparently with some of the new Homeland Security Act provisions, the Gpv.
can now search you safe deposit box and possible take any gold, silver or
guns stored there.

As a side bar, I remember my mom telling me that someone years ago had a
disagreement with the bank. Apparently they got so upset they rented a safe
deposit box, placed a couple of frozen fish in it and left. It took quite
sometime to figure out exactly which box it was and more time to legally
open it....

The bank dosn't have a "master key". The bank will have 1 of two keys
needed to open the box. The other key is kept by the renter and must be
used to open the box. If the bank is served witha search warrent then
a lock smith will come in and drill out the locks to open the box. My
brother worked as a bank manager and boxs that were unpaid after so
long are dilled and everything is turned over to the state where the
bank is. Most box's were drilled have nothing in them, tho my brother
did find in one that was drilled a nice 10c dimond.

gravity

", the Gpv.
can now search you safe deposit box

Suppose to be Gov.

Sorry

"Razorback" writes:

MF, as long as the bank is unknown to the person doing the snooping,
you're safe. There is no federal database of safe deposit boxes. If the
bank is known to the snoop, the bank will open the box with their
master key if served with a search warrant.

It's hard to keep your bank secret, btw.

They do not have a master key. ?They drill out the key hole if they have to
get in.

"Wes Chormicle" wrote in message
nk.net...
*snip*
As a side bar, I remember my mom telling me that someone years ago had a
disagreement with the bank. Apparently they got so upset they rented a
safe deposit box, placed a couple of frozen fish in it and left. It took
quite sometime to figure out exactly which box it was and more time to
legally open it....


I havnt laughed at anything in RCC like this for ages.

That must have driven the vault operators wild.

"Are all safe deposit boxes, along with SSNs of their holders,
registered in some central Fed database? I would like to know if I can
open a safe deposit box at a bank, such that it would not be easily
findable, except by inquiring the bank where I have it (such as some
obscure bank). I want to store some lawful personal items, but in a
very private manner.

I am looking for practical answers. "
============================================
DO NOT CONFUSE BANKS with S&L's

different rules regarding probate apply.
I keep a box in an S&L and their feeling is that what is in the box is my
business (and any other signatory) and not any other person or entity
(feds).

advice to us: upon death of either signatory...........hurry to the S&L, do
not pass go and clean it out!

h