| An email investigation is precisely what the name | | | | require further information - usually, an address to |
| implies: an investigation into someone's email, to | | | | match the name to. These are especially useful in |
| discover who is using it and where that person is. | | | | locating teenage runaways or non-custodial |
| What you can discover via investigating an email | | | | parental kidnappings. |
| account can be boiled down to a few categories. | | | | Online risk assessment: A bit of a reversal from |
| Internet profiling: An investigator who specializes in | | | | everything mentioned above, assessment of |
| internet profiling will be able to use an online | | | | online risk occurs when a client wants to protect |
| search through myriad engines to attempt to | | | | their own cyber-safety and seeks protection |
| uncover any online activity that can be associated | | | | against, say, identity theft. Thus, you allow a |
| with a specific email. Social networking sites and | | | | private investigator to do a web search and see |
| online message boards are another place an | | | | what they are able to discover about you. The |
| investigator will typically check, and through all of | | | | results can often be shocking! |
| these combined, the investigator will begin to | | | | These are simply a few of the more common |
| develop a personality profile of the name | | | | types of online investigations, and as you can |
| attached to the address. | | | | appreciate, there is a veritable breadth of |
| Online infidelity: Online infidelity investigation is a | | | | information that can be sought out even if all that |
| specific investigation that takes an email address | | | | is provided is an email address! In many instances, |
| and locates all the online dating service | | | | an individual feels threatened because the email |
| memberships associated with that email. | | | | they received was an anonymous one from |
| Identification: This type of investigation occurs | | | | Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail, etc. Always bear in mind |
| when a client provides an email address and would | | | | that anything online can be traced and an email |
| like to have identified the real name, address, and | | | | address can lead to its owner. |
| or phone number of the person who is using the | | | | If you think you may need an email investigation |
| address. These sorts of investigations usually | | | | be sure that the investigator you hire is |
| occur when a person has been harassed or | | | | recognized as an expert in this field. Do an |
| threatened online. | | | | Internet search on his name and company name |
| Locate: A location-based investigation is the sort | | | | to see if they are an authority on email |
| of investigation you want when you already have | | | | Investigations. |
| a name to associate with an email address but | | | | |