--- Graham Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick, and others! > > Yesterday, I had extended discussions with the Lateko bank > rep, on this > issue. It appears that the problem (if it indeed is a problem) > exists > ONLY with Parex bank, NOT other Latvian banks!
<snip> > So, your assumption that this Parex "decision" affecting other > Latvian > banks, is unfounded & incorrect. I think it's great that Latvian banks are providing anonymous cards, even if some market makers choose to still collect personal information in order to re-sell the cards. As long as the information collected doesn't go to the government directly (it would in the case of a banking institution in the U.S.), then it is certainly better than nothing. The only problem I see is that in the event of an investigation, the market maker would have to hand over all the personal information; but as long as the market maker is reputable, such as Mr. Kelly at Goldtoday.st, then it is not a terrible problem. However, regarding Latvian banks, I would be careful when placing money with them. Using the cards to circulate money from other sources to get at the cash through a Latvian card is a great idea, but keeping a lot of funds in a Latvian bank is not such a great idea judging from what happened with Paritate bank recently. One of my clients forged some personal documents and tried to open an account with Paritate (which the client wanted me to manage). Against my advice, he did not do such a good job with the forgery (a child with a crayola could have done a better job), and the bank denied him the account. It's a good thing, too, because a few months later Paritate declared bankruptcy because they play it loose with your capital, investing it in US tech stocks and what not. The moral of the story is you should use the Latvian cards only to help anonymize the source of legal funds, and get at them via cash withdrawals. Keeping money SAVED in Latvia is not a good idea. IMHO. Regards, Ragnar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
