Bank Account w/o SSN

I recently tried to open a bank account with my local bank , and when they asked for a SSN, I informed them that I didn't have one. They flatly refused and said that without a SSN that they absolutely could NOT open an account of any kind. I then proceeded thus to convince them that they were in the wrong:

1) I informed them that I had terminated my SSN legally in accordance with 20 CFR 3 § 404.1905; and

2) I informed them that the bank could not be held legally responsible by anyone for failing to obtain a SSN from me pursuant to 31 CFR 103.34(a)(1); and

3) I informed them that under the Internal Revenue Code Section 6041, that they were not even required to provide any taxpayer identification numbers on the Form 1099 that they file with the IRS at the end of the year; and

4) I informed them that pursuant to 26 CFR 301.6109-1(c) that they were under no legal obligation to obtain a SSN from me; and

5) I informed them that 42 USC 408 makes it a FELONY to use threat, duress, or coercion to try to force a person by fear or deciet to provide his SSN in an unlawful manner.

After a brief meeting with the banks controller and legal counsel, I received a phone call stating that I would be allowed to open a checking account. Please pass this information along to your readers, in hopes that it may help someone else who may find themselves in this situation.

Craig
Harrisonburg, VA

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From another observer:

Just a few comments in regard to the following e-mail and banking, keep in the back of your mind though that the powers that be can get your strawmans ssn number tied to any account anytime they want if they think there is money to seize in the account due to something unlawful.  They get it just via your name PERIORD.  The best account to have is a trust type account whereby you are just a trustee over the trust account and not liable for the actual account or its transactions.  I had personal accounts for years with just an Apostille at a US Bank and they had it tied to the strawmans ssn just after a few months, cuz I checked it out.  So keep as little as possible in there and deal with cash as much as possible, if you are in a lien/levy situation.

Just my 2 cents
Tami