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→Basic precautions to preserve your anonymity and avoid getting outed or getting busted
==Basic precautions to preserve your anonymity and avoid getting outed or getting busted==
# Don’t give a WG your real details, have a learned false name and job etc. Prostitutes don't use their real name so why are you using yours? If you want to give your true first name give it but never ever give your real surname and other very specific details. Not even to a regular. There are a lot of nutters out there: you may get blackmailed for money, get threatened with outing in case you post a negative review, etc.
# Use a punting phone or sim, don’t be tempted to use your own or business phone just in case. You can buy a sim from Tesco, ASDA etc for just 99p and top it up for £10. Various threads on UKP analysing this topic extensively e.g. [http://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=41092.0 this one]. Note that for most of these PAYG SIMs the credit does not expire but if the number is unused for a certain period you lose the number (together with the credit). The maximum such period is 180 days and for some companies such as Vodafone and O2 the limit is 90days. Keep this in mind if you have a bunch of punting SIMs (and possibly a bunch of punting phones). Or get [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=311986 Hushed] or similar for a new number.
# Prepaid debit/credit cards. Most pre-paid cards require to be sent to you by mail so not so untraceable. That said there are a few cards that you can buy from and top-up at selected stores. There is also the [https://www.ukash.com/en-gb/products/ukash-mastercard/ Virtual UKash prepaid card] which you can also top up subsequently with UKash. You can buy UKash vouchers from [https://www.ukash.com/en-gb/where-to-get selected stores]. To buy, register and top up the prepaid card you can use a [https://www.torproject.org/ Tor Project browser]. Register the card under a false name and false address. You can then make online payments such as registering and topping up a punting phone, booking hotels, etc. Remember you need to use the false name and address that you registered in order to complete such payments. Each time you use the card better to do so via Tor or VPN to preserve intractability.
# Create a dedicated punting email address and make sure it does not contain your real name. Only use this address for punting, NOTHING ELSE.
