| Important
Disclaimer:
The following article contains tips and suggestions for
conducting an investigation. Laws vary from one region
to the next, and what is legal in one state/country may
not be in another. Therefore, this article should be considered
for entertainment purposes only. Please see our
complete disclaimer
& EULA for more information. |
Americans
move more often than most other citizens of any other country..
Recent statics show that around 25 percent of Americans move
every year. Most Americans move in order to capitalize on
new business as well as employment opportunities, or simple
to change the way they live. Education as well as friends
and family are also major factors why Americans tend to move
more often.
Many
of us who relocate for genuine reasons are fairly easy to
find. On the other hand it may be difficult to find people
who are moving away to avoid legal action, debt, criminal
charges as well as to avoid paying child support, are near
impossible to locate, since they tend not to leave a trial
behind. It is also hard to track down spouses as well as children
who have run away from home.
Now
people who haven’t had any training in locating people
face two daunting question A. From where do they start? And
B. What methods should be used to track down the people they
seek? There are numerous ways you can track down and locate
people, each ranging from the ultra easy to the really difficult,
as a rule of thumb begin the easiest and work yourself up
to the hardest task.
Locating
some people may be as simple as doing a Google search online.
Google can be used to find phone numbers, addresses as well
as background information, and even maps of the area you are
interested in searching. Doing a Google search to locate someone
has a really good success rate, just as long as the person
you are trying to locate is deliberately covering his or her
tracks.
Another
effective method includes talking to people as well as looking
for various clues that can help you give you some direction.
There are chances that you might find someone that will know
where the person went, and will even have an address for you.
Other times you may have to work off various clues that people
you speak to give off.
You
can also use a free people search engine such as Zabasearch.com.
This will give you access to whatever is available in the
public domain and is free to access. You may also find out
a lot about yourself on this search engine too.
Copies
of public records can also be requested that contain a current
address as well as a phone number of the subject.
You
may also come across information such as a surname and middle
initial, that will help you narrow down the search.
The
information you uncover from public records can also be used
to do a database search of millions of records. This however
may not be free, but it is fast and reliable, and the best
way to get the latest public information.
Professional
PIs usually use a combination of various techniques such as
checking public records, doing database searches and interviewing
people. At times just need to have some key private information
to get a hold of a host of information about your subject,
such as a Date of Birth or DOB as it is called, Social Security
Number, middle initial, or even a cell phone number.
For
people who are not intentionally hiding there are a whole
host of things by which they can be traced by. People always
leave a paper trail, because most people like to maintain
the same type of lives they used to, for instance, they may
work the same types of jobs, and live in a similar neighborhood
where they used to. They also tend to say in contact with
friends and family as well as old flames. Most of us move,
sell property, have children and file for divorce, and while
doing all that we may tell people about it too. This makes
most people easy to trace.
However
on the other hand it may be difficult to track down criminals,
and other people who are trying to lay low. Most of them will
make sure that they don’t leave a paper trail and keep
away from friends and family. However there are certain traits
that can be picked up on which doesn’t make these people
totally untraceable.
The
more people hide out the more skilled they become at hiding
out, they will employ a whole host of techniques that will
make it difficult for ‘skip tracers’ to track them
down. They may use someone else’s address, especially
when purchasing things, the telephone number they use may
also be registered to someone else’s name. the subject
or ‘skip’ as he or she is called will not have or
carry a drivers license, library card, social security card,
or voter’s registration card. They will also stay away
from credit cards or any other from of identification that
law-abiding citizens need in order to identify themselves.
There
are three main sources from where you can yield information
about an individual:
The
first is people with whom the subject has been in contact
with. Your advantage here is most people are more than willing
to answer your questions if they are asked in a straightforward
and friendly manner.
The
second source is printed material such as newspaper reports,
magazines, directories as well as financial records and utility
bills etc. these records will help you pick up on a paper
trail that the person is leaving.
The
third is to do a "deep search" into public records
- such as court records, property records and so on. You may
want to consider hiring a professional researcher, as many
have access to both digital as well as written information
and records - these records should be searched in order to
gather clues.
Many
of the databases you use online will turn up hundreds and
thousands of names. It can be a daunting task just reading
through those names, so it would pay to know a little bit
more than just a person’s name. If all else fails, you
can hire a skip tracer, a professional who may have a better
chance of tracking down the person you are in search of.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Conduct
a 100% Free Background Check Below...
Yes,
it's actually free and won't cost you a dime.
Use
the SnoopStation Wizard (on the left, below) to perform
a 100% free
background check and public records search
for any individual or business in the United States. Our wizard
will configure a customized "search path" based
on your criteria, showing you exactly which resources to
use to find what you want, for free!
Or,
you can use the premium search (on the right, below), which
is a paid service that gives you access to a proprietary records
database where you can search millions of documents, all at
once and instantly...
|
Basic
Background Check (FREE)
|
Complete
Background Check
|
STEP
1
Choose
the Best Option:
|
|
All
information & resources made available on this site fall
under the category of "public records", and are
completely legal to access
for US citizens. However, some restrictions apply - for example,
you cannot use SnoopStation.com to investigate celebrities
or juveniles. See
our terms of use for full details on how you can
use this site.
