Paypal instructions: Get business account. (No 'license' needed, use fake business name. Customers will see it.)
Instead of using your REAL NAME, use an ALIAS.
Here is the info *I* signed up with:
Review your information
We take the privacy of your personal information very seriously. Per our Privacy Policy, please be assured that we will not share your information with outside parties without your knowledge.
Customer Service Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx (TOTALLY FAKE #)
Customer Service Email [ ]: [email protected] (My CAMGIRL email addy.. the one i give out to customers)
Business Name: (I'M BLANKING THIS OUT FOR PRIVACY) (SOMETHING 'SWEET, WHOLESOME" SOUNDING.. like... "Anna's crochet blankets"... LOL!)
Business Contact Name: Jessica ______ [ Change name ] (FAKE, CAMGIRL NAME!!! FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME FORMAT. DO NOT USE REAL NAME ANYWHERE ON THIS ACCOUNT!! YOU CAN STILL TRANSFER $ INTO YOUR BANK ACCT!)
Business Address: CP Snowdon
PO box ______
Montreal Quebec (postal code)
Canada (THIS IS MY OLD OLD OLD PO BOX... HAS NOT BEEN VALID IN 6 YRS! BASICALLY, JUST A FAKE ADDRESS.)
[ Change address ]
Business Type: None Specified
Account Holder Date of Birth: None Specified
Category: Hobbies, Toys & Games
Subcategory: General
Average Transaction Price: None Specified
Average Monthly Volume: None Specified
Sales Venue(s): None Specified
Business URL: None Specified
Percentage of Annual Revenue From Online Sales: None Specified
Date Business Established: Jan 1970
OK? No real name ANYWHERE, so far. Lemme check my financial section....
OK... when I add a bank account, it asks for the bank acct number and bank info, but I dont think it asks for the name of the person the bank acct belongs to.... at least I cant see it right off the bat. But if it DOES ask for this info, it's ok to put down your real name ONLY IN THIS INSTANCE. Customers won't see the name that the bank acct is under, and it is common for businesses to cash cheques into accounts with a name that differs from the one that the business is registered under.
Also.. use FAKE PHONE NUMBERS. A friend of mine used her real number, because she thought it would be hidden from customers, and one day it glitched, and became visible. She happened to send ME a small test dollar, to see if her account was working, and I saw that her number was visible and that a reverse phone search yielded her REAL NAME. So dont make this mistake... use ALL FAKE INFO.
Also, it;s a good idea to send a small amount to a trusted friend, so that you can see what the 'payment confirmation page' looks like from both YOUR and the CUSTOMER'S point of view. Have your friend send you screenshots and forwards of EVERYTHING that she receives in her email AND in her paypal account, that's associated with the transaction you completed. Pore over it to confirm that nothing personal is showing, and you're all set! Pain in the ass, yes.... but you only have to do this once, and then you can paypal fearlessly forever.
There...... Done and done. ;-)
Happy moneymaking!!!
-Jess
PS. As always... take out your $$ as soon as it hits your paypal inbox.



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