How To Disappear Maybe you're paranoid. Maybe you're a fugitive.

But not matter what you are, thi s guide was written by me for the people who really need to get under the radar and live off the grid. This guide is going to be extremely simplified mainly bec ause I'm lazy, but mostly because I don't really want to give away everything I' ve ever learned about how to stay hidden--wouldn't help me much then eh? As comp ensation for that however, I'm always open to helping anyone who would like to l earn more providing it's within my power to do. So, without further ado over it, here it is: the overly simplified guide to disappearing. Before you can even think about it, ask yourself this: how long do you want to d isappear? Is this a lifetime commitment, or do you just need some alone time? I will be focusing more on people who have a real reason to disappear completely f or long periods of time or even permanently, but the information here should be useful for anyone with the exception of one extreme that I love: pseudocide, mor e commonly known as "faking your own death" Seems extreme? Yes it is. But often times, it can save your life and make running easier--especially if you're a fug itive looking to avoid detection. Obviously, since there will never be a body, t his option will eventually be uncovered, but when done right, it can help you co ver your tracks for years before hard evidence will ever be produced that you're still alive. To make it last, pseudocide often accompanies extreme identity alt eration like plastic surgery, etc. Faking your death in the digital age has beco me both (oddly enough) easier and harder at the same time. Easier, because with programs like DeathSwitch, you can now make your demise seem much more real. Har der, because new forensic and investigation techniques simply are so cutting edg e it's amazing what can be done. Many of you have probably heard about the recen t terrorist bombing on Times Square in the US. Investigators working on this cas e have already been able to trace where parts of the bomb were bought by using j ust one nail as evidence. It's amazing what can be done. Foiling these technique s almost always fails, so the idea is to leave as little forensic evidence as po ssible, while making a convincing death. Someone, somewhere, will almost always doubt it's truthfulness, but the idea is to keep most people from looking too ha rd. Earlier I mentioned DeathSwitch. This is an excellent place to start. Buy an d account for $20 and write letters that you want to go out to people of your ch oosing the day of your demise. DeathSwitch will require to verify that you're st ill living by signing in every so often. If you don't sign in after a certain am ount of time, DeathSwitch releases this digital will to whoever you choose. Nift y eh? It won't convince any lawyers or police, but it's a start. Just so long as people know you set it up so they don't think it's a prank....Once this program has told everyone you're dead, things change considerably. The law is no longer looking for a living fugitive, but rather looking for a body, last known locati ons, and (if you simulated a murder or kidnapping) suspects involved. In short, something as simple as a $20 program can muddy the waters to the point of giving even a highly wanted target some leeway to play. I won't go in to all the littl e subtleties of pseudocide here, but you might want to read International Fugiti ve for more info on it. It's a bit dated (not much) but there's some good info. After you die (hopefully not for real...) you now need to make sure that some jo ker at the local 7-11 doesn't recognize you and tell everyone "Joe ain't really dead!". For starters, get the proper documents. Even if you look like someone, u nless you have their documents, no one could ever prove you're really that perso n. Depending on where you are in the world will change a lot of what kind of doc s you can use. In the US a driver's license is a must. If you're planning on liv ing in the US for any amount of time, a SSN and birth cert are also huge musts. If you can't get these, you can always forge a residency card and citizenship pa pers. A passport is always needed too, if for no other reason than if you need t o get out of the country fast! If you really want to disappear, altering your ph ysical appearance would be a good idea. Change hair color no matter what. It's a s easy as putting on a gel these days to dye your hair so there's no excuse why you shouldn't do that. If you can wear contacts you might try getting some to ch

ange your eye color. I could never do this because I just can't wear contacts, b ut it's a good idea if you can put them on. A new hairstyle that you normally wo uldn't have had is also good. If you have curly hair, you might consider straigh tening it. As a general rule, guys have a slightly easier appearance to change t han girls. No joke. Guys tend to able to blend a little better because of the ge neric clothing and hairstyles that are worn these days. Girls with long hair sho uld get it cut and vice versa. If you have the money and the will power to do it , consider plastic surgery. Nothing dramatic, just enough to change your looks a little. Now, this is no joke, but women need to make their appearance as generi c as possible. Flashy, form fitting clothes are out. Women should wear men's clo thing whenever possible, and try to stay away from things that accentuate their curves. I know this is very incomplete, and hopefully I will be able to ad more installm ents in the future, but in the mean time, this will have to do.