You Can Take It With You

Drug trafficking and embezzlement has left Yasir Arafat one of the world's richest men. Sadly for all the buzzards circling around him, his billions are stashed in Swiss bank accounts and he didn't trust anybody with the numbers before losing consciousness, hopefully foreve.

"A huge scramble has been going on to get the codes he holds in his head for various bank accounts he holds in secret," says a senior Palestinian banker.
"It's an uphill struggle, and we may never get the bulk of it," says the official, who declined to be identified out of fear for his safety.
"It's been his key to holding on to power and influence, and some of it may go to the grave with him. If the numbers die with him, then the Swiss bankers and other bankers worldwide will be rubbing their hands in glee," the Palestinian banker says.

At times, his fortune has totalled as much as $5 billion - perhaps more.