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What is a fraud investigation?

A fraud investigation determines whether or not a scam has occurred and gathers evidence to protect the victims involved if it has.

Fraud is defined as misrepresentation with the intent to deceive. For example, a company that makes a specific claim about a product (i.e. “This product removes 100% of stains guaranteed”) and knows that the product won’t work as promised, they are guilty of committing fraud. Fraud is a very real and costly issue that can cause loss of money, serious injury and in some cases even death.

Every case a private investigator takes on is unique, but they often involve at least one of the things in the list below:

What are cell phone records investigations?

First, we need to define cell phone records. Cell phone records are lists of all the calls made to and from a particular cell phone. Oftentimes, the cost of the calls is included on these records. Cell phone record investigations are a type of telephone surveillance. These records can be used as part of a larger investigation or can stand on their own as an investigation.

The stereotypical private investigators of books, TV and movies don't always show the full spectrum of the work that private investigators do on a day-to-day basis. A real investigator's caseload often includes background investigations, surveillance and skip traces, or searches for missing people. Investigators may also serve legal documents, notifying people of their involvement in legal proceedings. In the United States, this is part of the due process guaranteed in the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.