Archive for April, 2009
Investigative Telephonics and Traplines- Part 1
Legally using telephonic information to find your skips and determine useful information.
Over 20 years ago, when I started my investigative agency, I asked as many investigators as I could what the most valuable tool in their arsenal was. The dominant answer (other than our skills) was the telephone. About 10 years ago I [...]
Associations One Conference – 10th Anniversary
Title: Associations One Conference – 10th Anniversary
Location: Marriott Hotel, Renaissance Center- Detroit, Michigan
Link out: Click here
Description: This year the 10th Anniversary-Associations One conference will be hosted in Michigan. It will be held on May 14 -15 at the Marriott hotel located at the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.
There will be two tracks of education- Security [...]
Private Investigators in Pain: Dealing with Common Health Concerns While on the Road
Who leaves someone in a vehicle all day with the windows rolled up? Our clients. No one would think of leaving a dog in a car on a hot day, yet Private Investigators are expected by their clients to sit in their vehicle in all kinds of weather conditions, for long hours. While the effects [...]
20Apr2009 | Pamela Stewart | 11 comments | ContinuedLocatePlus Users Beware of Scam Email & Phishing Attempt
I received the following email this afternoon attempting to phish LocatePlus.com account information.
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From: trnvaegr@www.locateplus.com
To: accurate5621@aol.com
Sent: 4/16/2009 11:24:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: LocatePLUS and EnterSect SECURITY ISSUE
The Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act Will Affect LA Private Investigators
The Louisiana state legislature is currently considering making the use of “Caller ID Spoofing” illegal within the state through a bill introduced by State Senator Neil Riser titled the “Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act.” Currently, LA private investigators are not exempted from the Act.
The “Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act” is intended to protect Louisiana citizens [...]
Be Positive and Do Something!
First let me say how happy and honored I am to be writing this column for Pursuit. We’ll try to focus on cost-effective activities you can implement to have a direct, positive impact on your business. The more you do to develop a marketing mindset (this column will just scratch the surface) the more you [...]
15Apr2009 | Bob Mackowiak | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Private Investigator in Today's Economy
“The key to thriving, as an individual, in a flat world is figuring out how to make yourself an ‘untouchable’.” -From The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman
With computers and people willing to work for lower wages in other countries taking over so many jobs, many people are worried about their futures. Some [...]
Those Money Grubbing Database Providers and Information Brokers!
I read the following post today:
“I have read all the Tracers bashing for raising their monthly usage fee; but I am curious why this group did not express the same outrage when IRB DOUBLED their rates across the board. In fact I only saw one posting and even he did not get a response… [...]
Dominic Casey Replies to Florida Association of Private Investigators' Allegations
In response to a scathing press release issued by the co-presidents of FAPI against investigators involved in the Caylee Anthony homicide investigation, Dominic Casey sent Pursuit Magazine the following response:
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Mark Feegel and Chuck Chambers,
I was forwarded your/FAPI March 27, 2009 Statement/Press Release. In this Press Release you state that you are refraining from speculation regarding [...]
