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This is actually a very good reason to not tell them your real name, but go by an alias.

Congratulations! Now you're committing fraud.

It’s only fraud if the Feds care about it enough or for them to sue you.

I’d know, I’ve won 17 Nobel prizes.

They'll get your name from your credit card. There's no way to pay with cash or an anonymous visa gift card.

AMEX does not require the name on your ID to match the name on your card.

Privacy.com can have any name on the transaction.

As other people have mentioned in the thread, this doesn't protect you from a Force Post request by the merchant.