1. You download, install, run and read the Black Book Of Ecommerce.
2. You pay the offshore bank account and company formation consultancy fee.
3. T. O' Donnell gives hands-on help.
4. You get the offshore company formation or bank account you want, guaranteed.
Oryou can just read the free ebook, do a bit of research, and save yourself a few quid.
Don't waste your money on sites offering offshore 'packages' for thousands of dollars. I bought one of those in 1997.
All I wanted was an (international) merchant account, so I could sell services from my website. These were thin on the ground in 1997, especially in the UK.
So I used one of those websites to get it.
After a couple of years the issuing bank went bankrupt. I also found out the yearly company registration fees weren't being passed on to the national registrar.
Result: I spent about £3000 for nothing. I had no merchant account, and my 'company' was in bad standing.
Others lost much more. Because it's offshore, the people offering these deals know you can't complain to your local authorities. So they can do what they like.
For a small fee, I'll direct you to the the real thing, explain what you need to do, and hold your hand. You'll save yourself a ton of money and heartache.
Or you could take a chance, and buy one of those packages. After all, they can't all be crooks, can they?
---- T. O' Donnell, London, November 2004.
BONUS: This service includes a free copy of The Black Book Of Ecommerce, a handy reference work for those seeking offshore facilities via the internet.
You'll save a lot of time and money with this book by your side.
An offshore company formation client may be required to supply a clear notarized copy of one of the following documents containing a photograph:
Current drivers' license;
Social security card;
Current valid passport;
Current valid national ID card.
Upon receipt of payment of the deposit, your offshore company formation details will be forwarded to a firm of lawyers, in the country of choice. They will send you an application form for your signature.
The remainder of the fee quoted will then be paid to them, you complete and send them back the application form, and they then will in turn forward it to the national registration office.
The certificate of incorporation of your offshore company formation should be despatched to them within ten working days. On receipt of this certificate they will forward it to you with two copies of the Memorandum & Articles of Association and the company's minute & register book.
21st June 2004: WARNING! Be sure you get the bestoffshore bank account or company formation. Do it yourself with TigerTom's The Black Book Of Ecommerce.
Can you trust a bank that offers anonymous bank accounts? Or a company that offers second passports or fake ID's?