Paper Tripping
It never ceases to amaze me. What is it about this old identity system that so fascinates people? This whole approach should, by all accounts, have died off ten years ago but we still get hundreds of emails each year from those who are interested in using this old system.
Back in the seventies paper tripping worked very well but today, in our modern computer age paper tripping should be very carefully avoided.
Under this overused system you obtain a new identity by resurrecting and assuming the identity of a dead infant. You wander around a cemetery until you find the grave of a dead infant of the same race, gender and sex as yourself who was born around the same time you were and never lived long enough to file for a social security number.
Then, using the information on the gravestone, you obtain the dead infant's birth certificate and resurrect the dead child's identity on paper and assume it as your own.
Unfortunately this simple and strangely appealing system has one fatal flaw that renders it completely useless.
There's simply no way you can be sure who you will end up sharing your "new" identity with. Remember - there's always the chance that someone else visited that same gravestone before - or after you.
One young man we know attempted to create a new identity using paper tripping and ran into serious problems the very first time he attempted to use his new persona.
He quietly checked into a motel only to have a dozen police banging on his door ten minutes later! It seems that he was sharing his new identity with a fugitive cop killer! And since his physical description was somewhat similar to the actual criminal, he spent two days in jail before he finally could convince the law that he wasn't their man.Another lady who tried to live under a dead infant's identity landed in a local jail when she tried to cash a check in one of those storefront check-cashing stores. Once again, she was sharing her new identity with a fugitive scam artist. In order to get herself out of jail, she had to spill the beans and reveal all the details of her identity change.
Unfortunately a new identity borrowed from a dead infant can easily be exposed as fraudulent as it will forever be linked to other paper trippers by both the name and date of birth. Any police officer will be able to quickly blow your cover as police databases (including the federal NCIC system) are all indexed by both name and date of birth.
Since this approach is a favorite with hardened criminals and is widely discussed in prisons, there's an excellent chance you'll end up sharing your new identity with a wanted criminal.
While this system had its day, today it's worse than worthless. Don't waste your money on any of the books sold on the internet that promise to provide you with a new identity using this dangerous and outdated system.
The best approach is to obtain a full set of genuine identity documents in an entirely new name though official channels.
