Lads Jacking method:

1. Create a new IG account. This account will serve as a 'placeholder' and will eventually have the username you are going after on it. - I have had better success using older IG accounts. Since you are 'trademarking' the names you are going after, you should make this account look legitimate before ever contacting Instagram. - Here is an Example. Say you are going after the name @Set'. On your placeholder account, make the name "SetGraphics", put a bio on it and make the email address associated with it something like 'setraphics7@yahoo.com'. Next add a bullshit website to it like "http://www.setgraphics.net" You can now start uploading pics to it. I would do 4 or 5, and comment on random peoples and follow random people so the account looks legitimate. Once you have done this, your placeholder account is done. 2. Now head on over tohttp://help.instagram.com/customer/portal/emails/new. This is where you send in your first request for the name. For Name, put whichever you registered the email under. Then for email, put 'setgraphics7@yahoo.com' or whichever you used. Fill out the areas and under Subject, put Trademark Request. Here is an EXACT successful message Hello! My name is (your name), I have studied at the Graphic Design institute in Leonne, France as well as here in the States where I currently attend MSU in attempts to get my master in technical and graphic design! I do work for concerts, events, templates, profiles and most other things along that line. I am on Twitter and formerly Facebook and MySpace and they have ALWAYS helped me spread my name out! I am wondering if there is any possibility to get the username @(username you want to jack here) put on my account? It is VERY inactive and has never posted any pictures and follows no one. The account is not in use at all and it would really help me be more popular and get some work out and even boost my business. Please let me know if this is possible, I have a full resume I can send as proof! Thanks! - I have found that works especially well with IG support is being a student/grad student from notable universities. On most of my successful hacks I saw a success rate that was significantly higher if I tol d them that I was a student in graphic design starting a business, and coming to IG to spread your work and hopefully expand my customer base. You can always change that around tho. You don't have to be a "Graphic Designer" just be creative try some new things if it doesn't work once, here are some examples: graphic design, music promotion companies, independant companies, websites. Remember the more inactive the account, the better the chance you're going to get it. 3. If you've done all of this correctly you should get an automatic reply in about 5-10min that looks like this: Thank you for your inquiry! We review all trademark requests in the order they are received and appreciate your patience. Your first and last name: Title: Address: Phone: Email (must be from company domain): Description of confusion (e.g., passing off as your company, including specific descriptions of content or behavior): Requested Action (e.g., removal of violating account or transfer of trademarked username to an existing company account): Use the name you've been using this whole time. For address, find an APT. in the state you're 'university' is in and use any of those addresses. Match the phone on this form to the phone number you put on the placeholder account. Email should be the same you've been using this whole time. Here is close to what I put in the 'Description of Confusion' and 'Requested Action' fields: Description of confusion (e.g., passing off as your company, including specific descriptions of content or behavior): T he account @Go is 100% inactive and I am trying to use it to spread my business as an independent Graphic Designer. Requested Action (e.g., removal of violating account or transfer of trademarked username to an existing company account): I am requesting the username @Set be moved to my account @SetGraphics as it is inactive and my account is soon going to have many followers and be very active uploading my art and graphic design work that I do for my job. 4. After you've done this and sent it back in, it's the waiting game. They take 24-72 hours to get back to you, usually the next day after you've sent one in.

Jacking method 2:
Either try this method or the other one. Do not do both! Copy this format "Your first and last name: (your name or fake one) Title: (mr/mrs/miss) Address: (fake address) Phone: (use real or fake) Email (must be from company domain): (your email you used) Description of confusion (e.g., passing off as your company, including specific descriptions of content or behavior): The account @(IG you are trying to jack) is 100% inactive and I am trying to use it to spread my business as an independent Graphic Designer. Requested Action (e.g., removal of violating account or transfer of trademarked username to an existing company account): I am requesting the username @(IG you are trying to jack) be moved to my account @(invalid account) ***this is the most important part so far look up a IG that ISNT in use and enter that where I said "(Invalid account)" It may not make since but it works.*** as it is inactive and my account is soon going to have many followers and be very active uploading my art and graphic design work that I do for my job. Use the contact form which you can find here:http://help.instagram.com/customer/portal/emails/new Then send the email, you will get a automatic response after 5 or so minutes DON'T REPOND TO IT!!! After you wait 1-2 days if your successful you will get a message that says "we will be able to transfer your name" use the name that was invalid earlier and make a account and email them back saying"my account name is "( the one you used)" thanks for making the change. Regards, (Your name) Then wait 1-2 more days and they will email you back saying they changed the names. Please note this is a longer way to do it, but has a higher success rate then the others.

Examples of Accounts I Have Jacked: