If you plan to order a limited liability company and you even remotely suspect that someday an enemy might try to track your company down, here's what to do:
1. Choose a state other than your own in which to form the company.
New Mexico (unless you live there)
is the absolute best because no annual information returns are required. Remember, a private investigator (PI) will first check the records
in the state where you live. If your LLC does not show up there, he is then forced to search among the other 49 states. (His first three choices will probably be Delaware, Nevada and Wyoming, so it's better not to form a limited liability company in any of those states.)
2. When you title your home, car, truck, trailer, camper, motorcycle or snowmobile with an LLC,
use a faraway ghost address. In fact, many states allow you to list an address in another country, which is why an address in
Spain is offered on my website.
3. Use a generic name, i.e.,
a name so common that it is used in dozens of states. If you are looking at a list of
shelf LLCs, for example, watch for names like NORTH STAR, BLUE MOON, or RED RIVER. Just imagine the problem a PI will have with a common name. There will be identically-named LLCs in dozens of states! Which one is yours? The PI will not have a clue, especially if you are using a faraway ghost address!
4. Last but far from least,
use a separate LLC for each purchase. That way, if one of the bad guys discovers that your old Camry is listed in XYZ LLC, at least his subsequent search for that name will not bring up the LLCs that own your home, your boat, and your aircraft. (Shameful commercial pitch--
contact me before the end of this month for the
lowest-ever prices on New Mexico limited liability companies!)
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Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 5:00 AM
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The trick here is open a bank account in the name of a trust. Once that’s done, you’re all set because your credit card will have an added abbreviation after your last name.
For example, let’s say your name is Susan Wellington. Your credit card will read Susan Wellington TTEE. The TTEE is short for trustee and is listed because you are the trustee for your trust account.
Amazon.com:
Open your account in the name of Susan Ttee. Forever after, Amazon will think that Ttee is your last name. All your book orders will come in that name.
FedEx and UPS:
Never, as long as you live, ever have a delivery made to your home address. FedEx, for example, shares their international database with government agencies. Instead, have your secret books, gold bullion, or whatever, delivered to a customer service center.
In the example given above, order your shipment in the name of Susan W. Ttee. When you go by to pick up your package, show your passport when asked for ID. You may or may not be questioned about this but if asked, show your credit card. A simple explanation might be, “I ordered this online and I had to fill out my name as shown on my credit card. I guess they didn’t understand that Ttee just means that I am a trustee on this account but anyway, the package is for me. My name
is Susan and my last name
does start with a W.”
Works for me, and it will work for you.
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Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 1:00 AM
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