| The private eye performs a service for a client. | | | | history. |
| Whether it be a private individual or acorporate | | | | Child custody disputes - Acquire proof that a |
| body [ company or firm ] not the police, military | | | | person isn't fit for custody. |
| or any other governmentorganisation. | | | | Telephone number investigations: |
| The kind of service the private eye performs is | | | | Ex-directory Number -Cell Phone |
| usually, but not limited to, thegathering of relevant | | | | Telephone Number |
| information about a third party/parties. | | | | Disconnected Number |
| Because the information required by the client can | | | | Pager Trace. |
| be very broad and far reaching theprivate eye | | | | Internet Surveillance & Monitoring - Find out |
| needs to be experienced in many investigative | | | | what sites are being visited by a person, read |
| methods. | | | | their emails and forum posts. |
| A private eye can gain this experience in a | | | | Business Help - Employment screenings. |
| variety of ways. He can join a firm ofprivate | | | | Tenant screenings. |
| investigators, he could have served in military | | | | Solicitor/lawer services. |
| intelligence, the police or witha government body. | | | | Photography and videography. |
| As the field of private investigation is so vast | | | | Victim assistance. |
| there is a danger the private eye may well | | | | Nanny cams/hidden cameras. |
| become a "jack of all trades and master of none" | | | | Search rubbish/garbage bins. |
| and so he may decide to specialise. | | | | DNA/Parernity testing. |
| If the private eye decided to become expert in | | | | Polygraph testing. |
| collecting information about the infidelitiesof a | | | | Protection (Body guards/ escort services) - High |
| clients spouse to be used in a divorce case, then | | | | profile, or low profile. |
| the bulk of his expertise would begained in covert | | | | Collection of child support payments. |
| surveillance work. | | | | Electronic eavesdropping. |
| There are of course many areas in which the | | | | Insurance fraud investigations. |
| private eye could specialise: | | | | Accident scene investigations. |
| Surveillance | | | | Special assignments - Anything else you can think |
| Find a person | | | | of, Private eyes can usually do. |
| Trace and position mobile phones | | | | When carried out by a professional private eye, all |
| Divorce investigations | | | | of the above activities arecompletely undetectable |
| Find anyones current employer | | | | and untraceable. |
| Find a person by use of a utility company. | | | | A private eye must be licensed and insured and |
| Database record searches / Background | | | | also must abide by the laws ofthe country/state |
| investigation - find information like, employment | | | | in which he/she operates. |
| history, civil history, criminal history, medical | | | | |