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It's very difficult to open a bank account without a Social Security number, and if you try to give them a fake one it's easy for them to spot it and report you under Homeland Security regs.
These days buying gold usually involves providing picture ID, though it depends on the type and the amount.
You can't legally hide your money if you declare bankruptcy, so don't even try. Otherwise you'll be in contempt, and could well serve time for fraud, in addition to forfeiting everything.
It's not true debt collectors don't try for amounts under $25K. Your debtor will sell your account to a factoring house for pennies on the dollar, and take the rest as a fat tax writeoff. The collection agency that bought your debt WILL go after you even if it's just a few hundred dollars. Even if you declare bankruptcy they can (and will) try to find assets you didn't list, and those are fair game.
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