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Cliche Private Investigator Photos

I produce a lot of content for this website so I am constantly on the lookout for the some good stock photography. But one of the hardest things to find is a photo of a private investigator that doesn’t look absolutely ridiculous or cliché. Here are some gems that I wanted to share with you. […]

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Avoiding a Catfish

In early December 2015, we were contacted by Antonio, a businessman from California. He had been in an online relationship with Andrea for over a year. Andrea lived halfway across the country and things had been going well, but Antonio had become suspicious of her recent activities. They met through an online dating site. Over the year, they […]

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Social Media Snooping

A few weeks ago, the Telegraph published fascinating stories about how the “naive heirs” of the super rich were putting the family assets at risk by flaunting their lavish lifestyles on social media. It reported that social media posts were being used as evidence in 75 percent of litigation cases and, in one particular case […]

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What is it like to be a private investigator

So, what is it really like to be a private investigator? Fast cars? Espionage? Stakeouts? Surveillance? Spying? It turns out that I do none of that. A lot of PI mythology is, in fact, mythical. Interestingly, if you ask 15 different private investigators what they do, you might get 15 different answers. Even If if […]

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How to Find Out Everything About Someone

We are often asked about how to find certain pieces of information about someone. Like whether they are married. Where they live. What date they were born. Whether they have any money. Where they work. What kind of person they are. Or what they are up to. Which got me thinking. What if you wanted […]

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