How to Disappear, Step One

Article 1: Getting Started


It doesn’t matter who you are trying to hide from. The steps will be the same. There are only two differences. Are you going to escape with money, or with out? We will discuss ways to hide your money, and protect your assets much later.


The first step is mental. Prepare to cut your ties. If you are planning to disappear and not be found, you will have to give up all of your personal and professional ties. You will have to give up any personal belongings that can help you be tracked or identified. We’ll get more detailed later, but you need start asking yourself if you can live without these things.


Are you prepared to live without your laptop, iPhone, or car? Can you leave your family and friends behind? All of them? You can’t trust a soul with the details of your disappearance. You can’t trust friends or family. You also can’t break down six months in to it and call them from a payphone just to say hi. We’ll be talking about electronic surveillance later. Lets just say you will reveal your location if you’re not careful. We’ll also talk about ways to make calls that are harder to be tracked later.


Begin to understand and accept that you will be lonely and alone for a significant amount of time. At the start of this adventure you will have to be on the move. Even if you disappear with a certain amount of your money you will have to live on the fringe and not spend money in a way that will attract attention to yourself.


If you are not able to disappear with funds you need to be prepared to wait tables or do odd jobs. This will not be glamorous or easy work. I don’t know what you are doing for a living now, but you may have to accept this as a way of life for a time.






Stay crime free. If you are hiding from a criminal act or an obligation such as child support, you will get caught. The government will be actively looking for you. Any law you break will bring attention to yourself and can get you caught. The penalties for false identities have increased since September 11th 2001. Keep your nose clean or go to jail.


Did you think it was going to be easy? It won’t. In this day in age with nationwide media, electronic surveillance, and counter-terrorism activity, it is harder than ever to disappear. Keeping a low profile, and keeping your nose clean can help make it happen.


An additional note:


You may be trying to escape from an abusive relationship. If this is the case, there are groups out there to help you. These groups can hide you and give you food and shelter. I urge you to seek help from these groups instead of running away. It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman. If you take the kids and run, the police will be looking for you. You could be charged with kidnapping etc. Please seek help from professionals.


National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233