MonkYYY | 11-01-2016 08:40 PM | Re: Etsy Bank Account I have tried 3x now to open a new stealth account after my shop was suddenly closed without due cause. This has left me in a difficult position as I am in the midst of recovering from a near lethal case of malaria and can't work. My E*tsy shop has been my only source of income for months. I read stealth and had success about a year ago (but then all that was needed was a new paypal and vpn, etc - now they require bank info and it ID)
The first time, I opened a new bank account in my real name, and used my same birthday but changed my bank home address, new phone number, new email, plus the new bank account, new VCC. I also used a VPN, and a new account on my computer. I am trying to open a Canadian e*tsy account btw.
I got a message saying they couldn't verify my identity so i uploaded an old passport. I was able to open an account but it was shut down about 5 days later. I was told the reason was because they wanted an explanation about why I was operating an account in a location different than the one in the info I provided.
This was not the case as the VPN was for my home country/city, and correlated with all the address/bank info I provided. I tried to ask them what they meant, but they wouldn't elaborate and just said they will not let me have an account.
I tried a second time today- this time again with new bank info, new address, new phone number, new home address, new email, and new bank account (this time with a totally different bank) plus i went to a coffee shop I've never been to for a different IP address.
The only thing I did was use a different birthday in case that similarity caused a red flag before (first i called my bank to see if that was info they verified - they said they never really did, and no one ever really asks that)
Again, I received a message telling me that they couldn't verify my identity (i tripple checked, with my bank on the phone even) and asked me to upload ID.
Has anyone had this issue and is there a workaround? I'm starting to freak out a bit..
Is it because I used a different bday? The bank seemed pretty sure that info wouldn't be asked.. but all the other information was correct.
Is my name the red flag? Does it matter that it's a bit unusual? I wouldn't think an algorythm could pick up on that..
Or is this just what E*sty does now? How do people open stealth accounts then?
I have considered getting a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ DL with my information that excludes my middle names, but that just seems too shady.. what happens if they try and verify the DL numbers?
Other than that I've considered setting up a business account - as the account name would be different, but what happens if they need ID for that too? They don't even give ID for business licences..
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!! I am at a loss as to what to do next and don't even know how I can survive without this, it's been my main source of income for the past year, while I've been so sick. |