How to Start a New Life: Forging Documents, Friends and a History

How many times have you thought about just starting a new life? Today, we’ll run a tutorial on just that.
How about driving away from all of your problems in an open-top Mustang, towards a new life with new friends, a new identity, look, character, career and qualifications? This video will cover some ways to become a new person and never have your true identity revealed.
Obviously, it’s much harder to start all over again with a new identity because nowadays, we leave digital footprints with every passing second.
Last year, we partially covered this topic in our most successful video ever - How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found again. Today, we’ll learn what to do after disappearing - starting a new life from scratch.
In the modern world, that mission looks almost impossible without a heavy amount of plastic surgery and governmental connections. There are cameras everywhere and there's a lot of software that can be used to find people from even a single photo. But to what extent will this prevent you from getting away and starting anew? We’ll be looking at that today. Buckle up, hunters!
Useful links:
- Our first video on How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found again: tinyurl.com/yck2stvb
- Office for National Statistics: tinyurl.com/4wfvtevm
- Changing a name in the UK: tinyurl.com/5cnw4n7u
- The Gazette - official public records: tinyurl.com/bdfbbapc
- The Times Investigation: tinyurl.com/nr6xewew
- How Social Security Numbers Work: tinyurl.com/mr289tc9
- The Average Cost of Buying a New Identity in 2022: tinyurl.com/yckvs549
Timecodes
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Disclaimer
01:13 How many Bradleys are out there?
02:37 How to legally change your name
04:12 Is it worth buying fake documents
08:24 How to create a new biography
13:22 How to earn money under a new name
16:25 Conclusion
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[@Sumsubcom]

Anyone actually want to disappear? If so, what kind of new life do you want to create? Where will you go, what will you do for work etc.. Group therapy time!!

[@wayfaringstranger4160]

I'm not saying, causes then I'd need to make a new plan! :)

[@romemaster]

I’m going to get forklift certified

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

I'm already kind of doing that. By the end of 2022 I'll be remarried, have a new Paypal account (their recommendation mine's messed up), and be making steps towards moving into a new continent and country with a new career. Doing it all legally and with a paper trail but essentially unless someone already knows my current full legal name? Good luck finding anything on me. I'm boring. I like to keep it that way. Helps one mind their own business you know? (Plus I'm in insurance at present, prefer to be low key) Edit: oh and the social security admin contacted me about a stolen identity issue so i'll probably be getting a new SSN as well. Lol

[@niflol]

@@lowwastehighmelanin holy shit

[@PratyakshaBeri]

Im planning to go to study in US, and I wanna get a new start. I wish I could just erase everything and be inaccessible to anyone who knows me now, I believe I've got the technical skills to clear everything and possibly set up a script that'd keep looking for my digital footprint in the future, but I dont know if its a really good idea. Hope this works out

[@OneTwoFive0]

Wow, these tips really helped me and my friends after robbing two banks and running over various people in the getaway. Thanks for the video I give it a 10/10

[@Jinsoku440]

name checks out

[@Chuked]

uh

[@lunarlegend8924]

i hope your good at running, robbing banks is a historically horrible way to make money

[@animalkub2510]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SERGEANTDlCK]

@@lunarlegend8924 you're*

[@paul35ism]

This is what the internet should be for. Freedom of information not freedom of consequence. I have the right to know how to dissapear, if I act on it then it’s another story

[@JennyT101]

My father actually did this back in the 1960s when it was easy. He never got caught and lived under a fake name and SSN for about 15 years until things settled down. Biggest drawback: because he changed his name back to his birth name he ended up with a pension he could not access and paid into Social Security for years without getting credit for it.

[@dontmatterbecause1009]

Why did he leave?

[@SomeOtherRegularGuy]

​@@dontmatterbecause1009I guess he didn't want to buy the milk

[@tonymoto1188]

actually?

[@tristarperfecta1061]

At least he led an interesting life.

[@AnberThe]

@@tristarperfecta1061 I would’t call it that. It’s more like stressful life. You don’t want that in real life, it’s only fun when you hear it from others.

[@Pabz2030]

The best lies are almost truths. Keep your new general history as close to your actual history as you can but with just enough minor changes to plausably deny that was you if ever needed. After all a lot of people live very similar mundane lives and only small details differ. That way you are less likely to be caught in a lie (which you inevitably will be) since you dont have to remember a fake timeline....which I guarantee you will get wrong sooner or later and someone will notice an inconsitency.

[@Sumsubcom]

Very good, sir.

[@BeHappyTo]

the problem is when your past is extraordinary and vastly differs from the general mundane people

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@BeHappyTo that's when you binge watch/read stuff about mundane lives. I don't mean shows like Friends, but rather those niche KZbin channels that have lo-fi music playing in the background as they reminisce about how stuff impacted their childhood, and rather than books like Perks of being a wallflower, read through blogs that just talk about their hobbies and daily life, and copy the feel rather than the substance. When asked about your homelife, it wasn't really that interesting, your parents worked late most nights, so you spent the afternoons on your gameboy, watching cartoons on tv instead of doing your homework, hanging out with friends. A cozy, boring life with the occasional school trip or holiday that you sort of remember but it's a bit vague, only a few highlights that come to memory when pressed. You left home around 20, though you would have to think for a while to remember the exact age, and after working shifts at the local minimum wage shithole, you decided to move and see if you couldn't find better prospects elsewhere. You don't talk to your parents cause they were upset with you, or died, or you just don't really want to, and you lost touch with most of your old friends and didn't really make any new ones till after the move. It's a simple life, a bit private, and perfect for not bringing up to many questions.

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

You're really Mr Anderson aren't you ...

[@claywalsh6817]

Brummy Ste at work always gets his timeline wrong. The amount of lies he comes out with is unreal. He said he was in Iraq repairing roofs after the first gulf war. He also said he found a magpie with a broken wing which said to him one morning “ you alright Steve “ as he kept it in his garden shed and feed it saying alright every morning. The magpie even said it with a Brummy accent

[@laiva2175]

I've always wondered about this, disappearing in the modern world is a fascinating topic

[@Bullminator]

I mean you can go live in deep forest if you realy want to dissapear.

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

@@Bullminator Haha...almost impossible. Mo-mos think that way. There may be people who have done it and of course we've never heard of them. But people like Christopher Thomas Knight who lived in the woods of Maine got caught after 27 years. And he was being tracked for many years before that. He did a great job hiding but hikers stumbled into him a few times. Humans are crawling through every forest on the planet. A human living in a forest stands out. Hide in a city. No one gives a crap about you there as long as you don't go looking to interact.

[@richardpuckett8127]

Easy to disappear in the modern world. Just move to a new city. And get off all social media. And stay off all social media. Open a family trust for banking and bills. Use a PO box/mail forwardingservice. And use a bank or credit union from a different state. Then you are pretty much not going to be found.

[@jackdundon2261]

I am 43, got my first computer at 6 years old in 1985, but, Today, I have NO facebook account. And I have a REAL 4 year diploma... from a major university. Don't need Facebook.

[@Jbrimbelibap]

It's very hard to not be recognized by big tech though... ditch you phone, your mail adresses, all of your various accounts, don't ever use the internet on one of your previous life's location, change your centers of interest on purpose, don't even use any google, or apple service... I'd be curious to see if leaving everything get's more popular in the following years

[@bobhopkins3520]

Don’t forget all the cameras everywhere. Facial recognition paired with vast networks of cameras (door bell cameras that see to the street, instant teller cameras, traffic and the ones in malls and parking lots .. they’re everywhere if you think about it)

[@Jbrimbelibap]

@@bobhopkins3520 They're not using big pc with a bunch of graphics card to do face recognition yet, though if i were chinese i'd be afraid about that too ! For now if a cctv sees you'll just be a nobody until the footage gets dumped

[@firstnamelastname6216]

It's already getting more and more common, and imo this will definitely increase.

[@user-gj6nq1nn1u]

Getting right on it! Yours, Mohammed Oliver

[@ABC1701A]

One other way to disappear, especially if you aren't particularly an extrovert, would be to either join - stay as a lay person - in a religious institution (convent, monastery) where no questions are asked and someone - especially someone physically able - is often welcome if the institution runs something like a farm or similar which requires physical labour. Alternatively a commune or something like an eco-village where workers are always welcome, board and lodging is often supplied and few if any real questions are asked. If you really are serious after a couple of years you would have built up a good background you can use to explain why there is no social media background and where you have been for the past few years. Very enjoyable video and a great follow-up to the one about disappearing which appeared in my feed for no apparent reason.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Your mileage may vary. Some of these “commune” arrangements require you to hand over your retirement account, etc. In other words, you have to “buy in.”

[@vondahe]

@@spiritmatter1553 Those, I believe, are mostly the openly political ones.

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

I disagree. All those communities have bored members who will ask you endless questions. The best place to drop out is a large city. I've lived as a hermit in central Phoenix for many years. Bought a median value house in the name of a corp. I can walk to many stores so I rarely drive. I have a very nice garden in my front yard which neighbors love and I'm polite to neighbors saying "Hi"" and "Thank you" when paid compliments on my garden. But I don't engage them in conversation. No one bothers me. Love it here. Live in any rural area and everyone will be talking about you and be in your business because their lives are so boring. In the city people have things to do.

[@yazzazy0]

becoming a nun or priest is the way to go.

[@Lysergic_]

@@MrWaterbugdesign factual. Anywhere with a population less than 200,000 or so will likely have a bunch of small, tight-knit communities. Between 50,000-200,000 might be doable, but under 50,000 and especially under 2,500 and you're gonna realize that everyone knows everything about everybody's lives in those places.

[@barefootarts737]

One way to approach disappearing is by simply having nothing of interest or value to others. Then when people or institutions inquire, they find no useful information and no value (to their metrics). It has brought some people a long way.

[@shaneofastrotek]

I wish I could afford to change my identity and who I am and start over. But no matter where I go , I'm still there. So it doesn't matter where I go or who I pretend to be. It's still me and I'm bound to ruin it

[@Sumsubcom]

You're loved and valuable to this world. Never forget that.

[@JamesDecker7]

You can change and grow. We are not set in stone.

[@true-rn7sr]

@@Sumsubcom Cap

[@YassoKuhl]

I was wondering about that. Why would you want to change your identity? You can already change every single aspect of your life without all that hassle. The hardest thing is changing yourself though

[@bangryman100]

This would be good to start over and get a better job

[@nathanimanikyalo27]

lets take a moment and appreciate the quality of the videos🔥🔥

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

Are you a bot? I'm seeing comments like this across the website and it's always exactly the same text. This is weird.

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

@@lowwastehighmelanin would you ask a wall if it was a wall?

[@wavegreen]

The videos are really nice but these people want to get likes. It’s always these “let’s take a moment” comments and I’m tired of this behavior…

[@Sumsubcom]

@@lowwastehighmelanin That is actually kinda weird, I see these comments a lot. I never thought about the fact that they are all similar. I just assumed we had really great sets.

[@nexxol3105]

@@Sumsubcom it may be a bot, but they are correct 😁

[@Adnaneee]

I personally think it's all about the timing, you can create a social media profile before the day you want to disappear by months, and change your name in secret and wait.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

That's harder, as it means that there'll be data of you at your old address, which can and will be found eventually...

[@--5916]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 Fake death certificate (Thailand, india etc) doesn't cost much :)

[@ABC1701A]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 possibly not if you use public wifi and a phone which you ensure is only ever used when your current, main, phone is nowhere near you and which you turn off and remove the battery when you finish doing your posting. Even travelling to a town in the next county would work as long as you ensure your main phone is left at home and your new phone is only switched on once you arrive and is switched off/battery removed the moment you intend to return to your home. It would take some work but if you really are serious it might be worth the try. EDIT sudden thought, using public transport - train, bus - to travel would be a good idea as well, much harder to trace you especially if you wear a hoodie or cap/wig and glasses/sunglasses to alter your appearance slightly for onboard CCTV.

[@SueDohman]

Not if your online activity has been under surveillance for months, or years even, prior to making that leap.

[@SueDohman]

Trust me…you most likely wouldn’t even be aware of it, until a year or more after it began.

[@K2mtp]

A friend in high school got pinched for some drug stuff. He helpd police get two big dealers and with that service to the police they offered a plea deal with a minimum of 20 year. He fled at 18 and was on the run for 16 years. Got pinched again for a fake passport in one of the coastal states. Rebuilt his whole life and it finally caught up to him. I was cheering for him for years!

[@HaiHai-yd1tv]

how can you get 20 years at the age of 18 after some such a crime??

[@samlopez5048]

@@HaiHai-yd1tv it probably wasn't just a couple joints in his pocket... and if he could get a plea deal of 20 yrs after ratting on a couple higher-ups he could have been involved in something like smuggling a good amount for the cartel... toss in a gun in the glove box and it doesn't take long to get an enhanced sentence.

[@TheOneNashon]

He obviously didn't know how to negotiate very well.

[@KILOPOWER]

Fantastic video! The "How to disappear without a trace" video actually introduced me to this channel, so I'm really happy to see the part 2.

[@ABC1701A]

Same here.

[@nailynntynette]

@@ABC1701A Also same.

[@-_me_-531]

Same!

[@cerealspiller6168]

I definitely would not be able to pull this off in my own country, as the population is less than 5 million people. I moved to the North Island and was recognized by a childhood friend from the South Island within a week.

[@null4633]

New Zealand moment

[@pinballrobbie]

You will have to go bush

[@cerealspiller6168]

@@null4633 Kia Ora.

[@cerealspiller6168]

@@pinballrobbie Probably the only solution here.

[@null4633]

@@cerealspiller6168 I don't speak Maori, but I just know geography well 😂

[@invincible18th51]

The level of thrills this video gives me is amazing. Gives of whole Secret agen vibes.

[@gdrathore1105]

🤣😂exactly

[@20quid]

Far from disappearing meaning inevitable trouble with the law, many countries actually respect a person's right to go missing. In the UK, if your family file a missing persons report the police have no legal powers to force you to return. If you reach out to them and they conduct a welfare check that is all that is needed for them to no longer consider you a missing person. And if you tell the police you do not want your family to know your new location or identity then they are not allowed to pass on any of your information.

[@Saturnia2014]

Wow, it sounds like the UK actually respects that aspect of freedom. In the US, you can't even trail off into the wilderness without some government goons trying to get you back on the grid.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Similar laws are in place in other countries. I've looked into this because I sure as hell have thought about it before.

[@harrynelson9203]

I heard in canada going missing is something the police don’t care about, to the point if a 15 year old girl hasn’t been seen for days the police won’t/can’t go out and look because it’s her/his right to go missing

[@bryanfeliciano4102]

All you have to do is "go buy some milk"

[@reynaldosanchez1439]

Gawdamn

[@Jack-bs6zb]

I find it amusing that in a ‘new’ life, Facebook is judged a core ingredient. ‘Disappearing’ social media is a worthwhile act in its own right.

[@Justmonika6969]

Yeah social media has made it pretty much impossible to "disappear".

[@Shuroii]

The thing about slipping up and loneliness are only risks that are of strength in the first few years of your new life. After about 10 years you'll have enough experience in having lived the lie that your new muscle memory matches the expected one so slipping up becomes much less likely and less of a concern. Until then though, it'll be pretty awful.

[@Sombre____]

I believe than a new identity created for scratch with no update history in the past (you need to update your document every 10 years in most of the countries) should trigger a red flag to interpol or the FBI. I believe than if a guy have an identity without background past history, it sound suspicious enough to make an arrest on him.

[@guanlong6699]

Yeah, don’t wanna end up like Gene takovic

[@jeladsnikpoh1289]

For me the loneliness was GONE the moment the headlights pointed in the 3000-mile direction they would travel. Best trip of my life, and the only 1-way trip I've ever been on!

[@thesubtlerebuttal4225]

I like how Bradley explores criminal behavior without criminal intent

[@benhahaj8826]

Like loving only your mother your whole life.

[@Lysergic_]

@@benhahaj8826 what lol

[@floobix1]

@@benhahaj8826 ??

[@soybeanpullups]

I have no idea why this got recommended and I don’t have any desire to start a new life. 10/10 video.

[@MrMjolnir69]

Zola algorithm...

[@jareeohs]

I have no idea why this got recommended either. I never had a desire to start a new life but ended up doing it by accident back in 2019. - Totally didn't follow this online tutorial, but wish I knew about it lol. - 10/10 video - just because of the theme development from goofy online tech dude to mature British gentleman. Subscribed.

[@carlosesteban5601]

I feel it is pretty easy to just legally disappear especially if you have a german passport for example, which allows you to live and work in the schengen are. Tell police you are not missing and to not give out your current location done.

[@monicarobbins447]

Quality stuff, as always! One minor thing about starting over in the US: credit checks are required for a lot of stuff here including rental properties, utilities, and even some jobs. Just an FYI.

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

Yup but having no credit is better than having bad credit.

[@monicarobbins447]

@@lowwastehighmelanin not really the point I was making, but whatever.

[@nineteen8486]

Same in Europe

[@been1734]

Just say you follow the practice of Dave Ramsey.

[@blueberry01120]

People who aren't trying to invent new identifies have been using CRNs to erase their bad credit history decisions at great risk to themselves. To someone more cunning and materialistic (these people are using them to lease G-Wagons for instance), I can imagine those would go far.

[@NerdyWordyMatt]

Interesting dive into a subject that I'd bet a tonne of fiction writers would find very useful.

[@Sumsubcom]

That's why we're here my brother!

[@Mimi_py]

wow cant believe my dad found this video 9 years before it was released, amazing

[@MrMjolnir69]

Zola algorithm...

[@awesomeminecrafter2127]

how to really disappear in easy 3 steps: 1 go to your local army surplus store 2 get as much survival items as you can carry on yourself as you can 3 run to the forest and never come out congratulations, you have just completely disappeared.

[@Shadowlizrads]

I don’t hide my identity and people still don’t look for me. People that need a new life think people care more than they do.

[@makeitpay8241]

go gray man

[@jeladsnikpoh1289]

I'm in your boat. I'd have it no other way! The people I vanished from wouldn't have the care or intelligence to find me. Sure the gubment knows, but I have no reason to flee from them. I simply purchased a house in a no-name place 3000miles away, pointed my big motorhome in that direction and went on the only 1-way trip of my life. Telling NOBODY! Left the old phone on for a few months (they don't know anything about GPS tracking) to leave the possibility of my death in their minds (dead people don't shut their phones off, only stop paying their bill). I 'phased out' of social media a couple years before the 'vanishing', but never closed the account. I'm NOT curious about their lives, nor do I care what they think or say about me, so I'm not tempted to ever revisit social media. After a few months of letting the old phone # die out and not answering it once, I changed the number to one slightly more 'local'. I had to ditch some very good people who were connected with the undeserved ones, unfortunately. There's a price, but it's well worth it in some cases. Days before I changed the number, I got many desperate boo-hoo voice-mails from several 'ill' fam members. My action was VERY unlike the character they thought I was, so the voice-mails hinted they thought I was dead or something. 3 years later nobody's found me, and life is more peaceful and beautiful than I've ever imagined!

[@BlazRa]

You sound like you're crying while you type that it's not that they care it's that their nefarious and they're trying to track you down that's why someone would want to change their ID

[@william9922]

You’re dense mate

[@BlazRa]

@@william9922 solid as they come

[@jimmyhuesandthehouserocker1069]

Back in my day, all you had to do was go down the county clerk's office, and search the death certificates for somebody your age who'd died as an infant, then, get a copy of that person's birth certificate, and you were on your way with a driver's license, social security number, line of credit and a complete new identity. The main reason used to be, max out your credit for all you could get, then, change your identity. There was some woman who'd done this like an unbelievable 250 times. Well of course, this was 40 or 50 years ago, I'm sure today, you've got to try a lot harder to scheme a phony birth certificate, but I'm sure it can be done.

[@kajamatousek247]

@Anonymous Person Way to contribute irrelevantly to the discussion

[@stan.rarick8556]

My brother did that in the 1970s only found the name of a child on a tombstone

[@mrdavisdance]

My ex girlfriend has stalked me for 8 years now. I dated her the first year I was an adult living on my own, for four months. 8 years later, she still follows me and police don't care. I was born and raised in this town, my family is disappointed in me for being a bartender/athletic coach, and I've always wanted a fresh start. I don't need to "disappear" from the law, but I do need to "disappear" so that Faith can't keep finding me. It's an actual nightmare

[@exiled373]

How's it going?

[@mrdavisdance]

@@exiled373I renewed my restraining order against her so she cant contact me until 2025. I'm saving up and planning on leaving this upcoming May

[@JacobWhite140]

@@mrdavisdanceso how is it going by now? can i ask what happened between the two of you and why shes still like that?

[@contessa.adella]

Now I have watched this video a black van keeps parking outside my house, with people in it. I have also noticed seemingly busy people everywhere with ear pieces in, who keep glancing over at me.

[@FacetiousOfficial]

I love how long your shots are while still retaining my attention, your a great speaker!

[@fredskronk]

Those new passports are actually really easy to check. I’ve got an app on my phone that can scan the chip and show my signature and photo. Just hold the passport (or a EU National id card) over a phone at wait a while. This is actually used by my banking app :) I also once had my passport stolen. It was found by the police in a flat with loads of other passport. They reckoned that it was going to be sold, either as is, or as part of a forgery.

[@trippsmclovin]

I remember when I first started messing around on the tor. Saw a "fresh start" service for sale. It came with a death certificate, new identity, drivers license and $3,000 + credit card in your new name for the low price of $75k-250k. Not a lot to pay to disappear If you're rich.

[@atelierdetokyo8011]

Yeah and it was most likely fake

[@trippsmclovin]

@@atelierdetokyo8011 maybe, but everything I bought from that site was very real and tested well. Credit card #s and IDs worked, Coke, LSD, DMT and xanax were very high quality and real and ALWAYS arrived within 2-4 days. Miss the good old days of bizmart.

[@SkyeAutumns]

Do you know if it's still legit? Planning to start over fresh

[@blw4089]

@@trippsmclovin did it work?

[@jameshowlett1251]

It's cheaper than that.

[@EmilGabrielNYC]

You are a very good presenter. And I loved how at the end you kind of gave us the reality check! Okuuuur! Thank you!

[@thedoc7184]

I must confess that I clicked on this video for the making new friends part

[@simonixio]

I think the biggest caveat which you didn’t mention about this whole thing is the emotional strain it would generate in a person. Imagine you start a new life due to personal but not inherently bad or illegal reasons. How would you feel knowing you’ve left your family to wonder what is of you forever? Even if police conduct a wellness check on you without reporting your whereabouts, how could you go on knowing your mother cries to sleep every night not knowing why you’ve left her to never return? Surely these questions would take a toll on a person who started a lonely new life.

[@Males_Should_Be_Abused]

Lonely is a perspective

[@Joe-qt2qx]

these videos are so well produced. quality stuff

[@ascendingknowledge7947]

just got recommended this out of nowhere, absolutely fascinating

[@taramaforhaikido7272]

To live a honest life, do not hide. It's called "hiding in plain sight" for a reason. Trying to hide just makes you look more suspect. Instead be seen in plain sight. Play Hitman. You'll get it. Can live honesty and not have to hide and be a liar. Just make sure you got a backup plan for if you're well known. Always have a plan. Have a plan for the plan. When all plans fail, plan to adapt. Prepare for the unknown.

[@cennofranjo]

0:44 I got that "I need a new dust filter for my Hoover max extract pressure pro" -breaking bad reference.

[@sparkeyjones6261]

I remember years ago in the US when it was actually quite easy to obtain a new identity. There were few safeguards in place to prevent it. Birth and death certificates hadn't yet been cross referenced in a way that prevented anyone from obtaining a birth certificate in the name of a deceased person. With a birth certificate in hand, it was entirely possible to generate all the other important documents tied to your new name.

[@makeitpay8241]

you can buy a homeless guys documents for a couple hundred bucks

[@smartysmarty1714]

@@makeitpay8241 --- Interesting, but how would that work? If he suddenly decided to be not homeless, and rejoin society at some level, then there would effectively be two of him. He could apply for a lost birth certificate, DL, etc. Unless I'm missing something, this would only work if he ended up on the wrong side of the grass after selling his docs to you...

[@sparkeyjones6261]

@@makeitpay8241 Sure, but then you end up with horrible credit, massive debt, or warrants for your arrest. lol

[@makeitpay8241]

@@sparkeyjones6261 do homeless people even have credit? any debt will fall off after 7 years unless it's student loans. who is to say that they have warrants? it is possible but not 100%

[@sparkeyjones6261]

@@makeitpay8241 Sure they do, they weren't always homeless. I'm just saying that on top of the already illegal act of identity theft there would be risk of being tied to whatever that person may have been involved with during their lives. Obtaining an identity from someone who died at a young age is your safest option. lol

[@-cams.]

Sumsub is entering based territory, and I love it.

[@DiamondBroPlayz]

LMFAO

[@jareeohs]

I have no idea why this got recommended either. I never had a desire to start a new life but ended up doing it by accident back in 2019. - Totally didn't follow this online tutorial, but wish I knew about it lol. - 10/10 video - just because of the theme development from goofy online tech dude to mature British gentleman. Subscribed.

[@skill3158]

This deserves millions of views. Great work! Appreciate the video :)

[@Sumsubcom]

Glad you liked it!

[@skill3158]

@@pliiatz7534 Damn they’re good at hiding

[@itsjustjit]

Finally, thanks to you, now I can go off to building a new glorious life in Antarctica.

[@gaby19971029]

We need this video every year with updates

[@C.Brown5150]

Great video,part #1 as well. Very interesting and informative. What it really did for me was to actually see how easy it would be to be mislead in believing a site to be laget.. Meaning that a person needs to be even more focused and pay closer attention...

[@robinsattahip2376]

Something as simple as legally changing your name to John Smith or Bob Jones will give you some privacy in the online world. I used to pity people with names like that, but now I envy them. Of course, this is just for cursory privacy, it would not withstand a governmental investigation.

[@dwallyworld4]

Doesn't changing your name legally leave a paper trail? Then everyone knows your new name and you've just connected yourself to your old self.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Pretty much. Just one of the many phony tips in this vid.

[@springbloom5940]

A lot of this is surprisingly accurate. Some, not so much. For example, property sellers or managers, want your DL to run a background check. If it wont pass a background check, you cannot use it. No tattoos or piercings. No permanent changes to your appearance for three reasons 1) tattoos and piercings sre memorable, 2) you don't know how long your new ID will hold out and 3) you never know if you might need to be yourself, again. Its not about being dull, its about being unremarkable.

[@alcoholic2412]

You could definitely pass for 10 years older as you possess a level of maturity beyond your years, and you've definitely thought this through. I am very impressed with your video.

[@christopherellis2663]

Ha ha 😅 when I was applying for temporary residency in Europe, they thought that I was about ten years younger than me. My passport set that right. There are benefits in being retired. 😊

[@360VR]

You're Brillant man, road to 1M subscribers!! Love the suit and background too, well done 007

[@Sumsubcom]

Thanks for the support bro!

[@b00gi3]

What a fantastic channel. Top content. Disappear or not, there was a lot of information on useful services here and poisoning one's own data to make it inconvenient for people to muck you about. Top work, I learned a lot of useful stuff for just normal inter-networked connected life!

[@patrickbodine1300]

I can never go anywhere without seeing someone I know. Not famous, I just know a lot of people. It is absolutely uncanny. If I disappeared, someone will find me. Not by actively seeking me out, simply by accident. Such is life. 😕

[@bravotwozero535]

There’s so much metadata on each of us that anyone with legitimate gaps would be looked upon as a criminal.

[@invincible18th51]

U guys are getting good. Keep that up.

[@thedude-sp8po]

Great video, great presentation. A fun exploration of a hypothetical that I would absolutely never delve into. ;-)

[@Sumsubcom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kentadran]

Paper trip is a good book to read also detailed guides are given. But this video is also good and detailed version to most parts. I think you are inspired by the paper trip.

[@oahidur]

Happy to see the part 2!

[@OneOut1]

No matter where you go, there you are.

[@molekua]

Cant escape yourself ;)

[@jwaxmcgeeg9706]

Loved the better call Saul reference. Made me day

[@guanlong6699]

3 types of people on this earth… Breaking Bad reference, El Camino reference, or a better call Saul reference

[@esbam2002]

Coming from HUMINT get a back story, keep it simple (nothing extreme that will have you stand out or cause complicated details to remember), learn it, stick to it and make everything about it who you are. You're an actor on a stage, so play an Oscar winning role. Just there are no retakes if you screw up. As one of my trainers put it, if you're not cheating you're not trying. If you try and get caught, then you were not trying hard enough.

[@hoi-polloi1863]

Thanks for the video, it was very interesting! Gotta say though, I disagree with your approach on several levels. First of all, that your first step should be to establish a new online presence. Skip that, entirely. I'd recommend you acquire a fake driver license and SSN (or other identification relevant to your country), then move to a far-off part of your own country... national borders are scrutinized harder than state/province borders. Having previously transferred your assets into bitcoin, bearer bonds, or even bullion, set yourself up in a faraway district, then go work an entry-level job while you get an associate's degree in the field of your choice. This will explain away your feeble resume, and you can get in on the ground floor (if you picked an industry similar to your previous, you may advance quickly, heh). Then you can start your new life with confidence!

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Hell, I wouldn't even pick any crypto. No matter what the snake oil peddlers say about its "anonymity", that is a BRIGHT bullseye on your back for the people that matter.

[@David53D]

In the US obtaining a SSN is the challenge.

[@ains2904]

When you want to be gone but suicide hurts

[@patrikpopp3507]

love the editing and ideas really cool looking video, love that

[@bobjoe3810]

Thanks for the info -DB Cooper

[@ColineRusselle]

LOL!

[@nadirthamri518]

His work is on a completely different new level of greatness

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

This is really useful for creating realistic characterization in fiction! Could be very Dragon Tattoo with the right effort. :D

[@mikewypasek8855]

Dude you look like a model I don’t think hiding would be easy for you. This vid popped randomly into my feed. I enjoyed it thanks mate.

[@s4ms3piol30]

This man. Just amazing.

[@Sumsubcom]

Thanks bud

[@Lilskixxx]

Honestly I truly believe at least half of missing people just moved out of state or town like our system is so bad as an adult cps was looking for me and they still haven’t found me but trust me I’m still an adult they don’t need me

[@lampyrisnoctiluca9904]

I have read somewhere about the nonprofit organisation that was there to find missing children and adults who disappeared as children. Many adults had contacted them just to tell them that they are fine and that they don't want to be found. They were using their real identity and had normal jobs and normal lives. They had typically spent just their teenage years in hiding. As soon as they turned 18, they were free. I then found out about the blogs those people are having to help the young teens escape. What they should be doing to hide from the police, where to live and how to behave until they are 18. Also, what to do once they turn 18 to make the rest of their lives easier. It is so sad that there are kids who are not helped nor protected. The only way for them to help themselves is to escape. Then they have to hide from the police, possibly be homeless and hungry and be forced to do unimaginable things. Just so that they won't be returned to their abusive parents... Those bloggers are the only adults who really care.

[@Arraxis]

I can't get over the fact that you are looking like a young version of "that dude from American Pie".

[@nopeno6514]

This is certainly a video that I will save to watching later

[@twicetrinity2098]

Really interesting even if I’m not planning on disappearing

[@jabroski69]

If this is in your watch history and you go missing they won't look for you 😂

[@mcm4981]

Love this topic...

[@cryptomorpheus]

I would never do this but it was recommended and very interesting. I find it hard to believe if you NEEDED to disappear "they" would ever let you lol

[@manamsetty2664]

This was really helpful thank you.

[@Sumsubcom]

Was it? Ahaha

[@aniutbo]

@@Sumsubcom yes it actually was (Its me, i just changed account)

[@Matthew-.-]

You can avoid the passport thing if you can manage to get to your destination on foot. But yeah you'd be limited to working online freelance or for under the table pay and you'd always be an inch away from deportation.

[@metalmogul4691]

I really had to force myself to leave you a comment as you may be able to find out everything about me. But I decided that this being my tenth fake name and location it would be hard to trace. The plastic surgery, new tattoos, forged documents and hair implants should be almost enough to cover my tracks, for now. Oh by the way I enjoyed learning new tricks from this video. Well done.

[@stepbro8757]

I just had to stop and comment that you said your "us friends " I loved it and love this video will subscribe for sure

[@RandomRamon]

I love your videosss🥺❤️❤️

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

This becomes impossible with a CBDC, unless you can hack the system early before the bugs are worked out, and associate your physical features with a new profile. I get on top of that now if I was you.

[@molekua]

Better not to even attempt living under cbdc

[@galenmarek6949]

You have a new subscriber. Thank you!

[@Sumsubcom]

Thanks for the sub!

[@lmao_lol_xd]

Thanks for the help! -Michael Greene

[@nickdevries5146]

Hmmmm interesting..... I've been dealing with a not so positive situation but most importantly; the surroundings, and the people who surround me don't do me any good. I've been having these thoughts ever since i can remember. Give me a couple months and I'll let you guys know if this does work

[@4LayersOfStrength]

July 6, 2023... i.e "a couple of months later"...🤔❓

[@oskark2756]

Love the reference to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul at 0:43

[@whooked]

Finally bro . been waiting 4 ever

[@crispen-cl8gq]

Good stuff. Nice yo find you again.

[@DaRadicalCavy]

Actually in the UK it's entirely free. I changed my name, linked to my social security and didn't pay a penny. Just had to get the right form. You don't need to register or buy the extortionate package the government sell. The words are what matter. It could be on a napkin and if sent in right with proper instructions that has to be acted on.

[@ABC1701A]

But for government records - such as social welfare etc - you need to register the change with the courts and that is the expensive part. You need to do it through a solicitor (my daughter had to do this fairly recently despite having changed her name, the free way, age 18 she had to register it all with the courts when she needed the public service card here in Ireland. Was recommended to pay a bit extra and register in London as well as Dublin but we didn't bother. Might have to if she ever returns to the UK though.

[@davidellwood7225]

Yep. I did it a few years ago, passport license banks NHS tax man etc. Free.

[@darcysuurhoff3841]

Running away from everyone is easy. Running from yourself although is 100% impossible

[@tumku]

I had been waiting for this one

[@LauraCordes]

I'm studying your videos for a novel I am currently writing about a young woman who runs away from her abusive mother and sister. The mother intends on forcing the protagonist into an arranged marriage, and she needs to erase her prior existence in order to escape and start a new life somewhere else. She isn't allowed to use social media or have a cell phone, so I suppose that's convenient for her. The family eventually tracks her down and attempts to bring her back many years later, so I need to find an error in her escape plan so that the story makes sense without any plot holes. Your videos have been tremendously helpful, and I appreciate the information. Thank you.

[@sadiasiddiqui4520]

wow this would be a very captivating story. have you figured out what should be the error?

[@jareeohs]

I'll one up your winter box office juggernaut of a blockbuster that sweeps the oscars , and promise the next 5 season series that dominates HBO snatching the Emmys the year after: A man who runs away to Australia because he was a drug dealer in the witness protection program, he was a conservative right winged homosexual that relocates to Australia with his new wife, a transwoman (maybe) or young woman running away from her scary middle eastern honor deleting family. The two are desperately in need of a fresh start. Its dark, twisted, comedic, breaking bad influenced television oil. He's a recovering addict with a ridiculous nest egg legally obtained through illegal activity that's forgiven by the government in exchange for taking down a massive cartel world player...and that entails a background truth for the new US Australian diplomat or an average immigrant that's custodial management for foreign embassies. Depends how you want to plant the seasons and arrange your character development. He has 5 years to live because he's also treating a congestive heart failure diagnosis, gives him the deadline to ensure he's death will set up his family for life - his mom, sister, her son, and his brother - move to Australia in season two - they're shocked to find him alive, but aren't sure how to feel about it. They've spent the summer/winter in Australia and are forced between returning to the United States and enjoying their former life - or decide to start a new life with you and your new wife. knowing you'll be dead soon and their continue the charade because now, your main character for season two - is the daughter of an extremely wealthy, possibly royal middle eastern family running away after barely escaping an honor deleting. She's on the run as well, witness protection bonified and important because her recently deceased husband set her ass up well for a comfortable life. Being the widow of the Late US Diplomat living in Australia is something I know nothing about. My Season One's Ned Stark leaves these characters without the head of their family in an unknown bleak world. - because they're running from the cartel but Ned's able to burn down King's Landing. Each character has an award winning character arc thought provoking season. - I'm so stoned right now.... but let's see what happens. . . . if this sounds like it can totally be the subject of a subreddit password only project - lets do this. - I'm going fishing on a Saturday night, The season is also married with a mainstream popular collection of bad ass popular cover songs. I'll be Watching You by Sting and the Police is covered by idk who, someone who's able to do what Celine Dion and James Horner did for Titanic ? - - - the score, the best song, of the Oscar winners (applications wanted) - Adele also did this too for James Bond (see I watched and appreciated the video you probably forgot you were also watching.) - - Look forward to future conversations.

[@ReubenAStern]

You can tell that if he's serious he would have come up with a totally different plan... or several before getting started.

[@idontknowshark]

This guy is a fed 100%

[@anomalydheryn9360]

This is what i ne, thankyou 👍🏼

[@rockczar7850]

I did it... Worked perfectly... DB Cooper

[@fghsgh]

This is a semi-popular thing among transgender people. Post-transition, some of them will cut all ties with their previous life, move to some other city, and no one will ever have to know about their history. Not everything has to be different, of course. You could still talk about real childhood memories, or visit your parents. And reveal your identity to a select few trusted people, like a spouse or a doctor. And legally, you're still traceable if you change your legal name and gender. But no one else has to know that you weren't always who you are now. Knowing that tends to affect how you think of a person even if they claim to be supportive.

[@Sumsubcom]

Thank you for sharing. V interesting. :)

[@venoxee4954]

So you're telling me people aren't gonna notice you know, a woman not being a woman or a man not being a man

[@fghsgh]

@@venoxee4954 If a trans woman has been on hormones for a few years, so her overall body shape is feminine and she is wearing feminine clothes, if she has had her facial hair removed with laser, if she has had vocal training to speak with a passable feminine voice. And, if necessary, if she had facial feminization surgery... If a trans man has been on hormones for long enough that his voice has dropped, and he has a thick beard, if he had top surgery and dresses masculinely... No. You wouldn't notice. If anyone would very conscious of the differences between male and female bodies, it would be transgender people themselves. And yet even they often can't tell whether someone is cis or trans on first sight. I know a trans woman who lives in the conservative southern US, goes to church multiple times per week, including to women-only conferences, and no one has even the slightest clue. And it's not like she is there to "glare at the women", she's asexual, she doesn't feel attraction. She has female friends there that she gets along with great. If it looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, if it says it's a duck and thinks like a duck... then for all intents and purposes, let's just say it is a duck? Especially if you'd be giving them a huge favor by not invalidating this entire gender dysphoria thing they're dealing with?

[@venoxee4954]

@@fghsgh Cope

[@venoxee4954]

@@fghsgh I can't say it's a duck unless ducklings come out if it

[@chrisw4997]

You know, I got caught by the police once. So after I tried to escape prison that time the officer said "every step you take, every move you make, I'll be watching you" They call him sting.

[@helldog9402]

did he says you belong to him?