roboulos | 12-04-2019 08:29 PM | Everything to create an account My goal is to create a stealth Amazon Sellers account that ultimately I have full control over in terms of documents and identification.
Here are the main steps to what I am thinking of trying: - Form a Wyoming LLC in my name (WY offers privacy)
- Obtain EIN for LLC
- Obtain business mail forwarding address in WY
- Obtain WY Phone Number
- Create new Gmail, as outlined in Amazon ghost guide
- Use Payoneer to receive funds
I would create the account as a business with all of the information being legitimate. I would provide the EIN for the tax interview, everything matching the LLC. However, for the requested documents, I would use a service such as secondeye to provide a utility bill that matches the WY address, and a bank statement that matches the Payoneer number. For the Photo ID, I would use the same service to send in a passport with my name (not sure if I should use my picture) because my existing passport has already been seen by Amazon.
I have also considered using a DBA, but as a sole proprietor, I can only get one EIN no matter how many DBA's I establish, and it does not seem to afford me the same privacy that an LLC does.
Is there anything about this that stands out as incorrect? For example, should I not use Payoneer, or should I not risk sending in illegitimate photo ID if I'm going through all this trouble to establish an LLC in WY? Maybe I should I take advantage of the privacy benefits and use a friends name/legitimate passport as the 'face' and 'name', assuming Amazon can't see who the real owner is for a WY LLC? The downside that I see to that is it is not in my true name, but ultimately as the true owner of the LLC I still do have control. |