David Wilkening - How to Hide: A Practical Guide to Vanishing and Taking Your Assets with You

HOW TO HIDE

A Practical Guide to Vanishing and Taking Your Assets with You

David Wilkening

How to Hide: A Practical Guide to Vanishing and Taking Your Assets with You

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wilkening, David, 1943

How to hide : a practical guide to vanishing and taking your assets with you / by David Wilkening.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-309-9 (alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 1-60138-309-6 (alk. paper)

1. Missing persons--United States. 2. Identification--Miscellanea. 3. Identity (Psychology) I. Title.

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A few years back we lost our beloved pet dog Bear, who was not only our best and dearest friend but also the Vice President of Sunshine here at Atlantic Publishing. He did not receive a salary but worked tirelessly 24 hours a day to please his parents.

Bear was a rescue dog who turned around and showered myself, my wife, Sherri, his grandparents Jean, Bob, and Nancy, and every person and animal he met (well, maybe not rabbits) with friendship and love. He made a lot of people smile every day.

We wanted you to know a portion of the profits of this book will be donated in Bears memory to local animal shelters, parks, conservation organizations, and other individuals and nonprofit organizations in need of assistance.

Douglas and Sherri Brown

PS: We have since adopted two more rescue dogs: first Scout, and the following year, Ginger. They were both mixed golden retrievers who needed a home.

Want to help animals and the world? Here are a dozen easy suggestions you and your family can implement today:

• Adopt and rescue a pet from a local shelter.
• Support local and no-kill animal shelters.
• Plant a tree to honor someone you love.
• Be a developer put up some birdhouses.
• Buy live, potted Christmas trees and replant them.
• Make sure you spend time with your animals each day.
• Save natural resources by recycling and buying recycled products.
• Drink tap water, or filter your own water at home.
• Whenever possible, limit your use of or do not use pesticides.
• If you eat seafood, make sustainable choices.
• Support your local farmers market.
• Get outside. Visit a park, volunteer, walk your dog, or ride your bike.

Five years ago, Atlantic Publishing signed the Green Press Initiative. These guidelines promote environmentally friendly practices, such as using recycled stock and vegetable-based inks, avoiding waste, choosing energy-efficient resources, and promoting a no-pulping policy. We now use 100-percent recycled stock on all our books. The results: in one year, switching to post-consumer recycled stock saved 24 mature trees, 5,000 gallons of water, the equivalent of the total energy used for one home in a year, and the equivalent of the greenhouse gases from one car driven for a year.

Dedication

To my parents, Margaret and Vernon Wilkening
who were always there.

Table of Contents

Publishers Preface

Why a person would choose to start a new life may seem foreign to some, but for many people who are perhaps involved in an abusive relationship or were victims of or witnesses to a violent crime, the idea of escaping to a safe haven can be very appealing. These are just a few reasons why a person would want to escape into new identity, but there are many. In this book, you will find many examples of ways to establish and protect your new life.

Hiding your assets probably conjures images of criminals and fraudulent activity. However, as you can see from the examples above, there are many legal reasons for someone to want to hide from a threatening situation. Many people who read this book may just be curious about changing their identity. Perhaps you are a person in a witness protection program who still feels vulnerable and would like more ideas on protecting your new identity.

Whatever your reason is for picking up this book, we hope that you find it engaging and informative. Please remember that we are in no way attorneys or accountants, and that we always recommend consulting with a legal or tax professional before adhering to advice, suggestions, or techniques in this book. We also are not recommending you take part in any illegal activity. Throughout the book, you will see many places where it is suggested that you consult with a legal or tax professional on a specific matter. Please do so before taking the advice offered in this book.

We also believe that running from an emotional situation may not be the best course of action. Please note that there are many victims advocacy support programs throughout the United States. It is always in your best interest to seek the guidance and support of such a group before taking matters into your own hands. You can find information on support groups, including their telephone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, and Web sites, in Chapter 1 of this book.