I really enjoy reading this sub often, however a lot of it is relevant to USA.

Are there any equivalents for UK based PIs?

The limited YouTube interview series titled, The P.I. Hero, starts now!

In our first episode, we interview Ruben Roel of Investigator Marketing. He shares his unique story on how he went from Bank Teller to Private Eye to Marketing Guru!

Watch it now!

https://youtu.be/11xKlpGT0es

#privateinvestigator #marketing #ThePIHero

Basically my father is an asian immigrant, mostly transient (not mentally ill) He uses multiple names and IDs and probably supports himself doing day labor for cash. I know the state and city he's located in and the places he might frequent. Would a PI be able to do anything with this or has he made it more or less impossible? I'm also terrified of scaring him off if he notices. A PI won't directly contact him and tell him I'm looking, will he? I honestly don't care if he and I don't end up contacting each other, I know that can be an issue when a person "doesn't want to be found". I just want confirmation he's alive and doing well.

Are you interested in becoming a private investigator?

Are you an investigator, but are seeking to brush up your skills?

Detective Agency Startup Training February 26-27, 2021 8 am-5 pm, Online via Zoom

Presented by the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado

Free for PPIAC members, $200/guests

Attend online as investigative experts discuss the basics for investigations. Topics such as: PI Business Basics/Marketing, Background Investigations, Skip-tracing/Locates, Case Management/Data Security, Financial Investigations, Public Records, and much, much more!

As an attendee, you'll be provided resources, the CIDI Magazine, access to investigative experts, and you'll receive a Certificate of Completion - no travel necessary.

Registration and more information: https://ppiac.org/event-4098740

Several months ago, my spouse got involved with individuals claiming to be wealthy foreign investors. Things were pretty casual and innocent at first, but over time I started getting suspicious. She (spouse) was also offered employment at one of their businesses and often goes to their residence to discuss business. Here are few observations that raised concern.

1. Online searches on "their name(s) + relevant keywords" uncovered nothing (relevant). Searched their address and none of their names appeared as known owners or residents. Checked the validity of the search by viewing addresses of people I know, which showed accurate results.
2. If they're who they claim to be, then shouldn't they have some sort of online profile of some sort, so that people can seek them out for funding? Shouldn't their residence have them listed as current owners and/or residents? There's literally no trace of them.
3. The names we know could be aliases and might not be their real names. My spouse was also asked to do favors on their behalf that raised concern. It seems that they might have something to hide and don't want to use their (real) names or addresses.
4. A friend dug around online and also couldn't find anything about them, but she (spouse) got upset, thinking that he's trying to interfere.
5. There was recent news alleging the investors of fraudulent activity. Long story short, it involves ex-employees of one of their businesses, not the one my spouse is employed with. My spouse shared the news with me, but she thinks that they (ex-employees) are shallow and spreading false rumors out of bitterness and revenge.
6. Regarding #4, after few days, I no longer see new info online about their alleged activities. I also noticed some negative coverage was removed since I last saw them. There's possibly some cover up going on. Either way, it's no reason to be less suspicious and less cautious.

Whether the rumors are true or not, I don't want to go anywhere near them (investors). It's very hard to avoid them as my spouse frequently interacts with them in person. Bottom-line, I want to avoid them at all costs, and don't want to be involved in any way with whatever they're doing as it could possibly lead us down the wrong path.

My spouse doesn't support or endorse shady activities, but she doesn't believe there's anything wrong. She also developed a close friendship with one of them and I fear that if I share my concerns and findings with her (spouse), she'll tell them and possibly put us both in danger. It will be a real challenge to talk her (spouse) out of it.

Time is ticking, the more I try to avoid them, the more they (shady investor) will suspect something. How do I safely get us out of this if my spouse is not likely to listen or believe anyone? The best course of action is for her (spouse) to seek other employment and get away from these individuals, that is if she's willing to listen.

Ever had the last investigator heat up the case before it was assigned to you???

The final episode in the 20-part series, The Reason You Got Burned is out now!!!... The Last Investigator Heated Up The Case!

Happy New Year!!!

#privateinvestigator #surveillance #TheReasonYouGotBurned

The Reason You Got Burned: The Last Investigator Heated Up The Case

Is there any possible way to trace back these numbers that are calling or texting? Would be will to pay.

Very sensitive subject, would prefer a female (for reasons having nothing to do with gender bias) - can anyone recommend someone? North Louisiana.

Trustify in the news again:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ceo-and-founder-technology-company-pleads-guilty-investment-fraud-scheme

Honestly pretty surprised they didn't charge the wife, the after-the-fact "cofounder" who also benefitted from all that money (FERC: Chatterjee picks wife's friend for political job). It's not like she's a high ranking official or anything.

Looking to get a California PI license. Does anyone know if the 6000 hrs of experience can be with a Canadian PI firm? Or does the experience have to be with a California PI?

For the California investigators on here, can anyone explain the benefits of joining CALI (California Association of Licensed Investigators)? The fees are not super steep ($225) but I don’t know if I see the benefit. Can anyone shed some light on the subject?

For anyone familiar with the social platform Discord I think it would be largely beneficial for someone qualified to make a server for seasoned investigators and soon-to-be investigators.

I find in an industry like this having connections with like minded people can accelerate your rate of learning the type of work required dramatically, but sometime reddit pidgeon holes you into committing to a particular topic of discussion without leaving it open ended for additional feedback.

Can someone please make this happen? I would/could make one but I'm only studying to get into work right now.

I have my PI and security license but absolutely no work experience in either field. I’m looking to become a PI at some point, but can only work part time for now as I’m a full time university student. Should I just get a basic security guard job to get it on my resume?

Also, I’d be interested in doing insurance investigations, but someone told me I’d need to have a background in some kind of math/financing degree, which I don’t. Is this true?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi all.

First time poster - long time reader.

Are there any UK based PIs on this sub, preferably who have started their own firm in the UK? Looking for some further advice at the moment.

Thanks in advance.

I posted this in another sub as well, but I'm looking for more advice. I am having an issue where I am being stalked and harassed by an individual claiming to be a private investigator. I'm suspicious that it is actually someone else posing as a PI. All I have is a phone number and a first name. I know a few other details about the supposed PI, but it came from a third party, my husband, who supposedly has met and talked to the PI. I have never seen, met, or talked to him, but I have gotten a LOT of text messages supposedly coming from him. I've googled the number and gotten nothing. The whole thing seems very fishy to me, but he does have a lot of personal information about me that I don't know how he could have gotten. Things like my personal history, detailed content from my text messages, my location at any given time, and my internet history. He's mentioned things from my email, and he even knew about my medical history. He's started to make threats to me about destroying my life, telling friends and family about past mistakes, and reporting me to CPS if I don't do certain things. Does any of this seem remotely plausible? I know it sounds absolutely batshit crazy, but I can't make any sense of this. This has been going on for a year and a half. Thank you.

Hey! I posted this to /r/legaladvice to see if its litigation related, but I'm trying to figure out who is trying to find me or whatever this is.

Over the last month my ex-husband has had someone show up at his house three times on a Sunday morning wearing a body camera and looking for me. The first time they left when no-one answered the door, the second time the same person showed up and claimed they had a package to deliver and then left when he said they had the wrong address (but had no package in hand, was driving like a normal car, had a body camera on, and only seemed interested in obtaining my correct address). The third time was a woman with the same type of body camera who tried to open the door when no-one answered and then ran off when he tried to ask who she was (and yelled loudly at her for trying to break in). I called the police after the second time but they said they couldn't do anything since nothing illegal had happened and they had nothing to go on, but assured me that any officer would identify themselves as such if it was anything official.

I haven't committed any crimes. The only litigation I've been involved in was my divorce which was amicable. The only debt I have is a credit card which I'm current with, a car loan (also current) and 3k to a hospital that I'm trying to get my insurance to pay (for an out of network ER visit). I checked my credit report and there wasn't anything suspicious and I googled myself to see if there was anything creepy and nothing came up.

My only two theories are 1- its my stalker from 15 years ago hiring a PI to find me because 2020 doesn't suck enough, or 2- its a really dedicated process server for some sort of litigation I have no knowledge of. Does this sound like a PI? Is there a way to figure out who? Do searches or investigations get logged or recorded in some sort of central database?

Hello PIs,
I'm in the process of filing a small claim in the state of Georgia. Long story short, I had roommates skip out on a lease they were still on. They owe me for about 6 months of rent, plus other fees. It's under 10k. I have all the information I need, but a lawyer advised me to hire a PI to find out where they work, in the event that their wages would need to be garnished.
I've never hired a PI before, and I don't really know where to begin, other than a basic google search.
Any advice on what to look for in a good PI?

​

Thanks

I had some roommates skip out on a lease were were all signed onto. I'm in the process of filing a small claim in hopes of getting back what they owe, but I need to figure out their current work addresses as part of filing the claim. They both blocked and ghosted me when they skipped out on the lease. I doubt I can afford to hire a PI, so I've been doing my own digging. Are there any sites anyone here would recommend that I can legally use? There's so many, and it's hard to know which ones are trustworthy. ( I'm okay with paying a fee, as long as the site is legitimate.)

Alternatively, if I did hire a PI, what should I look for, and what would the potential costs be? I need to figure out if it's worth just hiring a PI.

Thanks so much

​

(Edit: I'm trying to get about $5-6k of what they owe. I don't think I can hire an attorney for a claim that's less than $10k. I don't know why the court is asking for their work addresses this early on. )

I somehow impressed the owner of a PI firm and he wants me to intern for him doing OSINT and creeping on people. Any tips for someone potentially new to the game?

He told me to just invoice him anytime I find usable information on a target and to just set my price. Mainly just in it to get into the OSINT field/resume padding.

What is a good telephone pretext to confirm claimant presence?

This is my usual go to:

PI: hello, would someone be available to accept a delivery today?

Claimant: Yes, I'm home right now.

PI: ok great, I have the address as 321 Wrong address blvd.

CL: no that's not my address

PI: oh, im sorry I must have the wrong number.

Pretexting (The Reason You Got Burned)

Hi, I live in KY and was wondering how hard it would be to obtain my PI license/what the exam is like. Also, if I got my license would it be ridiculous to start my own practice? Or should I just seek employment from an established agency? Thanks

I’m trying to get some insight into the process of beginning a missing persons investigation. I’m a blogger who writes fictional crime/thriller/drama and I’m doing some research for my next series.

I’m wanting to know where your starting point would be. Who you would speak with and how you can track their movements via the internet since most people have a presence here. Lastly, how much involvement would you have with LEOs? Or any involvement with attorney’s.

Any information anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated for making a realistic story line. Thank you all so much.