@steamed_fish
All your friend had to do was go on an IRS website and apply for an EIN:
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-n...
The whole story about paying a third party and needing your name and address sounds very suspect. Take all possible steps to protect your SSN--just in case your "friend" actually managed to obtain it unbeknownst to you.
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