I've not had good success with this. Too often the delivery service really really wants to use the name for actual delivery. However it would be entirely possible to start receiving mail for your fictional and non-blacklisted friend to train up the various delivery people. In the article there was also an issue with bank transactions and using an arbitrary name for those is generally frowned upon.
I think that when you are a terrorist you also can have actual friends that can receive a package for you. Blacklisting name and surname gives no security apart from places where you personally must produce your own ID. It has merit when checking passport on the border but none when you decide whether to ship a package to another country or even to receive money.
