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Message:: [QUOTE="rad1964, post: 643115, member: 18557"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Not-So-Safe-Deposit Boxes[/FONT]          [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]San Francisco resident Carla Ruff's safe-deposit box was drilled, seized, and turned over to the state of California, marked "owner unknown." [/FONT]          [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I was appalled," Ruff said.  "I felt violated." [/FONT]         [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 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. [/FONT]          [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"They are zealously uncovering accounts that are not unclaimed," Ruff said. [/FONT]         [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 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. [/FONT]         [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 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. [/FONT]          [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"These things were things that she gave to me," Ruff said. "I valued them because I loved her." [/FONT]         [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Bank of America told ABC News it deeply regrets the situation and appreciates the difficulty of what Mrs. Ruff was going through. =============================================== I'm sorry but I do not trust the financial institutes with things in general. I worked for 30 years of my life so far and they basically cut what I saved in half due to the economy, so I won't give them another chance to nickle and dime me to death, all on red one spin. With the way our financial system is turning into ever since we stopped exchanging monies for gold and silver... its something we will probably see in our lifetime. Am I rambling yet... I use a safe, but I mainly bought it because I am a renter and had roommates for 20 years now. I could not fit my half of the food in the there (he-he), but certain valuable knick knacks, CD Data, and a few coins a hard drive back-up and my digital camera were all it was meant for, not an accumulation of all my wealth or a good portion of it. Granted I just bought a small humidor and wish it too would fit inside, as well as any coin/currency album also do not fit conveinetely. I think where you live also should be a contributing factor in choosing a resting spot for valuables. Obviously if you live in the country your concerns of even shopping would take you out of your small area into town and may take an hour to do, while my shopping I do across the street at the grocery store, I also work from home and am rarely out so a thief would have to get into my unit of a 4 unit building and deal with 2 roomates who are both 6'1" weighing in at over 600lbs total. And don't foget the roomates desert eagle. Im thinking of getting a civilian FP90... yikes! hate to be a thief or even a US Marshall trying to get ahold my gold.. if I had any or my half of the food!... (whistles dixie)..[/FONT][/QUOTE]

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