EIN? "Business" name? Does this work?

A friend told me I should apply for an EIN under a "business" name and use that to sign up. Does thus work? Don't you have to give real information on those applications - including social. I'm currently unemployed (and on disability). I don't want it to look like I'm working. I sell a small amount - really only enough to try to eek by. That is why eBay worked for me bc it was personal possessions and I didn't have to claim it. Thank you.