Re: Using middle name when first name is already burned and blacklisted
There two many people with the same first and last names, they can't close account just because the names are the same as long as EVERYTHING else is different. New IP, new browser, preferable new computer/smart device, new address (preferably with a different city and zip), new phone (preferably with a new area code), etc. Every little tiny piece of information is a link to you, the more common links, the more likely their algorithms will flag you for review by a real person or even go directly to locking/limiting your account on the spot. Everyone shares similarities with burned accounts, but it's usually only a few small ones like area codes, zips, etc. that lots of people share. The fewer the similarities, the better/safer you are.
Foolishly (this was before I read the wonderful book sold here), I started a new Paypal account with the same first and last name as I had used with my much older burned account. Fortunately, it worked, but only because everything else was different right down totally different computer, city, state, etc. I was very, very lucky! Try not to use a middle name, you don't want to give them any more data on you than necessary.
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