Mezuzas
May 13th, 2008, 12:05 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4832471&page=1
Not-So-Safe-Deposit Boxes
San Francisco resident Carla Ruff's safe-deposit box was drilled, seized, and turned over to the state of California, marked "owner unknown."
"I was appalled," Ruff said. "I felt violated."
Unknown? Carla's name was right on documents in the box at the Noe Valley Bank of America location. So was her address -- a house about six blocks from the bank. Carla had a checking account at the bank, too -- still does -- and receives regular statements. Plus, she has receipts showing she's the kind of person who paid her box rental fee. And yet, she says nobody ever notified her.
To make matters worse, Ruff discovered the loss when she went to her box to retrieve important paperwork she needed because her husband was dying. Those papers had been shredded.
And that's not all. Her great-grandmother's precious natural pearls and other jewelry had been auctioned off. They were sold for just $1,800, even though they were appraised for $82,500.
"These things were things that she gave to me," Ruff said. "I valued them because I loved her."
Lots more at link. Three page long article. Long read, but important info I think. As governments fall more and more into debt, this may become common. They can seize your property at anytime and in the future may not even have to answer questions about it. Kind of like how the Nazis legally stole the Jews property before hauling them off to death camps.
Bank of America is the bank she uses. The same bank that gives illegal alien invaders bank accounts and credit cards.
So, in California and other states, your safe deposit box can be seized and the contents stolen- all legally- and not much you can do about it. Your stuff is gone.
Not-So-Safe-Deposit Boxes
San Francisco resident Carla Ruff's safe-deposit box was drilled, seized, and turned over to the state of California, marked "owner unknown."
"I was appalled," Ruff said. "I felt violated."
Unknown? Carla's name was right on documents in the box at the Noe Valley Bank of America location. So was her address -- a house about six blocks from the bank. Carla had a checking account at the bank, too -- still does -- and receives regular statements. Plus, she has receipts showing she's the kind of person who paid her box rental fee. And yet, she says nobody ever notified her.
To make matters worse, Ruff discovered the loss when she went to her box to retrieve important paperwork she needed because her husband was dying. Those papers had been shredded.
And that's not all. Her great-grandmother's precious natural pearls and other jewelry had been auctioned off. They were sold for just $1,800, even though they were appraised for $82,500.
"These things were things that she gave to me," Ruff said. "I valued them because I loved her."
Lots more at link. Three page long article. Long read, but important info I think. As governments fall more and more into debt, this may become common. They can seize your property at anytime and in the future may not even have to answer questions about it. Kind of like how the Nazis legally stole the Jews property before hauling them off to death camps.
Bank of America is the bank she uses. The same bank that gives illegal alien invaders bank accounts and credit cards.
So, in California and other states, your safe deposit box can be seized and the contents stolen- all legally- and not much you can do about it. Your stuff is gone.