From thug@phantom.com Sun Feb 28 10:48:57 1993 For instance, can I walk into a U.S. bank, present false ID, and obtain a checking account to use for legitimate reasons? Banking and Tax regulations provide solid legal ground for requiring banks to verify identity and Tax status in the US. Answer: no. By definition, there are no "legitimate" reasons for having a checking account in this country that is unaccountable. There are plenty of other ways of hiding cash and money transactions without involving the US banking system. They don't want you to do this ... I'm not stealing any money/products/services from anybody, I'm only using a pseudonym. No, you're just avoiding the accountability of your money. This is akin to not reporting income. It's patently illegal. You can stand down your color PostScript printer now ... /jordan