What counts as an alias name?

An alias can be any name used in place of a birth name. While there may be legitimate reasons for using another name, this is often used by criminals, as they dont wish to have their true identity revealed, or they have a short nickname they go by instead of their birth name.

Does a maiden name count as an alias?

What counts as an alias? Aliases are any names you have legally had. For example, this may be your maiden name.

Can you open a bank account under an alias?

If you are talking about a business alias, ie a DBA or Doing Business As alias you can open a bank account and transact business in that name as long as you have a Federal Tax ID or a social security number associated with it.

Is a divorced name an alias?

An alias name or AKA (also known as) is any name that has been used by the candidate in the past. Life events such as marriage and divorce result in many candidates with records associated with more than one name. It is possible that criminal records could exist under any prior name.

Why would a man have an alias?

There are many reasons for aliases. One is that the person did, in fact, change their name. The second can be nicknames. The third can be law enforcement just getting the name wrong and no one fixing it, then someone catches it and links