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Monday, June 29th

UK Private Investigator Blog - "Turkey Shoot"


Hi,

Well, I’ve heard it all now! I regularly check my association newsgroups and information sources for private investigator news around the world. There was an incident in Annsville, New York State, USA in late May.

Apparently, a private investigator was sneaking around on a farm in Annsville trying to gather evidence on the owner for a workers compensation claim. The farmer saw what appeared to be a large turkey on his land and grabbed his shotgun and marched off to hunt the bird. He trailed the bird until it saw it enter some woodland bordering his farm and then opened fire on it.

As you may have guessed - it wasn’t a turkey, it was the private investigator! The unfortunate PI is in critical condition in hospital from what I’ve heard and the local cops are investigating the farmer. They said in a press statement that although they were suspicious at first, as the farmer could be said to have motive for the attack, they are pretty sure it was an accident. They cautioned the farmer to be more thorough and identify his target better before shooting and they also said that when in woodland people should wear bright colours to avoid such accidents.

I hope the PI makes a full recovery. It's a funny story, but keep in mind someone was seriously injured.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy on 06.29.09 @ 03:37 AM CST [link]


Tuesday, May 26th

UK Private Investigator Blog - "Oysters make you sick?"


Hi,

I’ve heard all the sorties about wives keeping tabs on their husbands to find out if they are cheating. Usually private investigators stay away from such cases, unlike what you’d hear from the movies. The reason is, if the husband’s not cheating it will be a battle to get paid. A surveillance bill runs into 100s of pounds, and fit he husband’s not cheating the wife won’t want to pay for useless information. So why bother accepting the case at this stage? The only matrimonial surveillances I’ve heard of being done are when the couple have reached the courts in a messy and expensive divorce.

Not living in London, it’s take a little while for this story to trickle down to me. In London you can buy an Oyster card. It’s a pre-paid transport card that can carry up to £90 of credit to use on London trains, underground and busses. The trouble is it also records the amounts paid for each journey and where each journey started and ended. There’s been more than a few wives sneaky enough to check up on their husbands using this information, after all he’ll leave his wallet and the Oyster card in his pockets when it comes time for her to wash them. You’ve been warned gentlemen. I doubt very much if London is the only city in the world with such a travel card, I know Sydney had something similar when I visited a few years ago.

Wikipedia Oyster Card Article:-
Oyster Card (Wiki)

I hope everyone enjoyed their Bank Holiday, and don’t be shy to give me an email if you need to find a lost family member, business associate or debtor. I’ll help you out as best I can.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy on 05.26.09 @ 03:02 AM CST [link]


Sunday, May 10th

UK Private Investigator Blog - “How to prevent being attacked on the street”


Hi,

Today’s topic is “How to prevent being attacked on the street”. I’m into martial arts, I’ve been training in several styles for many years. I don’t use them in a business or professional sense, Magnum PI is a myth my friends!

Well, I can’t tell you any martial arts tips in a few paragraphs that you could actually use as a beginner and without visual instruction. You can’t learn to kick ass by reading, one of my friends would say…

What you can learn is some survival tips to PREVENT a confrontation. The biggest killer on the street is surprise. If you are taken by surprise not even a soldier or martial artist can help. As you’re mind reels to take in the situation and by the time you know what’s going on they are walking away with your wallet.

1) Be aware of your surroundings. If you can see a possible attacker coming towards you have time to process the situation and you will not be taken by surprise. People taken by surprise rarely attack and often don’t see punches coming (so they get hit).

2) Stick to crowded areas, there is safety in numbers.

3) Don’t put yourself in situations that have a high chance of you being cornered. There’s a reason rapists hide in alleyways.

4) Project a confident attitude. A mugger will always go for the easy target someone walking along staring at their feet, headphones in and above all someone who looks weak.

5) Keep walking if a stranger tries to stop you. Once stopped the next stage is a confrontation. Usually this means begging for change, but if the motive is attack or mugging then they do this when you’ve been stopped and can be cornered.

6) Above all, muggers and attackers are animals. They often follow the basic animal psychology of attack. They will always posture first, posturing is to make them feel more confident about attacking you. They will talk down to you, stick out their chest, act aggressive. This is all signs that they are building up to attack a weaker opponent. You will be getting hit if you act weak or submissive. They chose YOU to mug, acting weak just makes the mugging easier on them.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy on 05.10.09 @ 12:55 PM CST [link]


Wednesday, April 29th

Rescession PI ???


What does the recession mean for private investigators? Well, unlike a lot of other businesses the work doesn’t really just end. Instead, it changes from being mostly “nice” work helping clients find missing family members and you end up doing a lot more debt collection work.

Luckily there still seems to be a lot of people willing to pay to have their lost friends and family found at the moment despite the horror stories you hear on the TV. I can’t deny that I’ve seen private client work slow down a bit and debt collection work pick up.

It’s important to point out here that most of my debt collection work is for small businesses, not for the faceless corporations repossessing people’s badly funded houses. My heart goes out to these people and the small business owner. When someone is short for cash they do not miss paying the Sky TV bill , or use the car less or not go to the movies. If they can, a lot of people would rather slide on paying the small business man. It’s like your boss turned up and said “thanks for the work this month, I’ll get the money to you” and then never paid despite promising they would every time you met them. That’s what the small business owner has to face in abundance in the recession.

I don’t do the collection of the debt, most of my clients try to do that themselves or hire it out to professional debt collectors. I am very good at searching for people though.

Thanks,
Andy
Andy on 04.29.09 @ 04:25 PM CST [link]


Friday, April 3rd

UK People Search - April Fools


Hi,

Well, it may have been April fools day this week but the people search statistics I counted were certainly no joke. I have so far completed over 650 people searches since my business started 4 years ago. I have an 83% success rate, which is pretty good considering I often take on the harder cases.

I’ll need to get more clients to leave testimonials on my website forums, at the moment is looks like one in 15 have bothered to leave a short note and of all of them it seems like only the successful trace clients leave a review. I guess it’s because they feel I deserve some extra thanks. I would like a few more unsuccessful trace clients to leave a review so it’s not so lop sided. Even in cases where I can’t trace the person I usually progress the case much further on. It’s not unusual for me to get an email from a client a year later to try the search again and then find the person either.

I’ll need to sort out the USA traces. The dollar has risen against the British pound recently so these cases can be profitable again.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy on 04.03.09 @ 11:59 AM CST [link]


Saturday, March 21st

Birth Parent Searches


Hi,

If you are from the UK and want to trace your birth parents then you’ve come to the right corner of the web. I specialise in this kind of assignment and have personally completed hundreds of such cases.

To get started I’ll need the information on your birth certificate – your mother’s name, age and address at the time of birth. Any other info is helpful, and I can usually get started without all of the above info as well.

If you were born before 1975, your birth certificate is kept confidential. You can’t just apply for it and get it in a week. Even I can’t do that either. Your birth record isn’t even listed as a public record at all. You must attend a short meeting with a counsellor at your local council before they give you your certificate. This is because at the time of your birth your mum would have been told it was impossible to find her. The law changed on November 1975 after much sustained protests by adoptees. You can now gain access to your records and have the legal right to trace your birth parents.

Give me an email to discuss your case, I’m usually very good at this type of enquiry and I’ll get you on the road to meeting your birth parents.

Thanks,
Andy
Andy on 03.21.09 @ 12:38 PM CST [link]


Friday, January 23rd

UK Private Investigator Blog - "New Year Sale"


Hi,

My new year sale is ending next week on the 1st of Feburary, so if you want to save £10 on the initial people search fee email me now. My fees are already at the bottom of the payscale – just phone an investigator from the yellow pages and you’ll get a quote double my price.

Find those missing relatives and friends and make 2009 a fantastic year. With the £10 discount your initial risk has been significantly reduced, from £49.99 upfront to £39.99 upfront. I have an 85% success rate as well.

I went to Australia a few years ago, visited my family in Perth/Melbourne/Adelaide, and I know that Monday is “Australia day”. The aussie independence day. So to everyone in Australia “G’Day”, “Howz it goin”, and “Your Dreamin’!”.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy on 01.23.09 @ 04:39 PM CST [link]


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