FINDING YOUR CLIENT’S CLIENT Believe it or not, a common request from law firms is to help the firm find their lost client. There are many reasons why a law firm loses contact with their client. I find that most often the firm’s client simply moved or had a change in phone number and forgot […]
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ASSET INVESTIGATIONS – PREVIOUSLY OWNED PROPERTIES
ASSET INVESTIGATIONS – PREVIOUSLY OWNED PROPERTIES Most private investigators who work on asset investigations would agree that these investigations can be both challenging and extremely interesting. In addition, they are extremely valuable for your attorney clients when making legal decisions. That said, attorneys need to understand the total “asset picture.” One area often overlooked is […]
COMMERCIAL V. NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSE (ARIZONA RECORDS)
COMMERCIAL V. NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSE (ARIZONA RECORDS) (Disclaimer: The author is not an attorney, and this article should not be taken as legal advice.) Every so often I get a call from an investigator or an attorney needing to request records and am asked if they should check the commercial or non-commercial purpose box on the […]
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Locate Investigations & Traffic Citations
Locate/skip trace investigations are a staple for most private investigators. This is great news, as locate investigations can be fun, challenging, and rewarding. Your success is limited only by your creativity! When proprietary data aggregators, USPS change of address records, social media research, etc. all come up with empty leads, here is an idea to […]
County Recorder – Criminal Records Research
When most people hear the words county recorder, they tend to think of property deed information. And while the county recorder does in fact record property deed information, searching the county recorder records can lead to a whole lot more than just property deeds! In many jurisdictions throughout the country, the county recorder also records […]
Social Media Account Research With Email Addresses
While there are a plethora of ways to locate a person’s social media accounts when their name is common, an often-overlooked method is to first start by locating their email addresses and then pivoting from there. Utilizing your data aggregators and various open-source tools, conduct a search of the person and note all of their […]
FINDING WITNESSES WITH TWITTER/X GEOCODE SEARCHES
FINDING WITNESSES WITH TWITTER/X GEOCODE SEARCHES The majority of the adult population maintains at least one social media account. For a skilled investigator, these accounts can provide a treasure trove of information about people, places, and events. Using geocode search strings, it is possible to locate posts on Twitter/X that were posted at or near […]
Google Search Like a Private Investigator
Without question, one could argue that Google is a private investigator’s No. 1 resource when beginning an investigation. It’s no secret that Google is the go-to source for information about people, businesses and locations. According to Reliablesoft.net, as of 2020 Google’s market share remains between 70% and 91%, making it far and away the dominant […]