Re: ALTA/DMT privacy

2003-12-12 Thread James A. Donald
-- James A. Donald: Every atom of gold is identical to every other atom of gold. There is only one stable isotope. E-gold does not provide untraceability -- but gold does. Tim May: Where tax authorities get people is in the transfer _in to_ and _out of_ certain kinds of accounts, be

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy

2003-12-11 Thread Tim May
On Dec 11, 2003, at 11:54 AM, James A. Donald wrote: -- On 10 Dec 2003 at 19:31, Tim May wrote: I receive several messages a month saying I need to re-verify information with an E-gold account (which I never recall establishing, by the way). These are messagers from scammers. e-gold never

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy

2003-12-11 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 10 Dec 2003 at 19:31, Tim May wrote: I receive several messages a month saying I need to re-verify information with an E-gold account (which I never recall establishing, by the way). These are messagers from scammers. e-gold never sends out email. E-gold was never even slightly

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread Freematt357
In a message dated 12/10/2003 10:34:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I receive several messages a month saying I need to re-verify information with an E-gold account (which I never recall establishing, by the way). If I ever determine that E-Gold personnel have

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread Nostradumbass
Original Message From: Bill Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread Nostradumbass
Original Message From: James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apparently from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)] Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:13:59 -0800 -- On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread Bill Stewart
On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in identifying themselves in messages to real or potential customers, so it's

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread James A. Donald
-- From: Bill Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] For now, my basic assumption is that any communications I receive that purport to be from them are a fraud, and it's frustrating that there's no good mechanism for reporting that to e-gold. e-gold advises that any communications you receive that

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-11 Thread Tim May
On Dec 10, 2003, at 6:20 PM, Bill Stewart wrote: On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in identifying themselves in

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy

2003-12-11 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 10 Dec 2003 at 19:31, Tim May wrote: I receive several messages a month saying I need to re-verify information with an E-gold account (which I never recall establishing, by the way). These are messagers from scammers. e-gold never sends out email. E-gold was never even slightly

ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Nostradumbass
At 10:37 AM 12/10/2003, James A. Donald wrote: -- On 9 Dec 2003 at 0:47, edo wrote: What I'm curious about is digital currencies. Can anyone speak about the Digital Monetary Trust or DMT? I'm sorry I have not read the last upteen years of mail archives, but I'm interested in what people

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification, so if you use an effective proxying means (e.g., an open Wi-Fi hotspot) to create and access your accounts you are pretty safe. If you

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Nostradumbass
Original Message From: James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apparently from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)] Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:13:59 -0800 -- On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Bill Stewart
On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in identifying themselves in messages to real or potential customers, so it's

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Nostradumbass
Original Message From: Bill Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Tim May
On Dec 10, 2003, at 6:20 PM, Bill Stewart wrote: On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification Unfortunately, they also don't due much if any due diligence in identifying themselves in

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Freematt357
In a message dated 12/10/2003 10:34:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I receive several messages a month saying I need to re-verify information with an E-gold account (which I never recall establishing, by the way). If I ever determine that E-Gold personnel have

ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread Nostradumbass
At 10:37 AM 12/10/2003, James A. Donald wrote: -- On 9 Dec 2003 at 0:47, edo wrote: What I'm curious about is digital currencies. Can anyone speak about the Digital Monetary Trust or DMT? I'm sorry I have not read the last upteen years of mail archives, but I'm interested in what people

Re: ALTA/DMT privacy [was: Re: (No Subject)]

2003-12-10 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 10 Dec 2003 at 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: E-gold and other DGCs do not do much if any due diligence in checking account holder identification, so if you use an effective proxying means (e.g., an open Wi-Fi hotspot) to create and access your accounts you are pretty safe. If you