06-08-2018, 07:26 AM
An oldie from 1997.
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People disappear every day. Sometimes its unintentional. They just move, or lose touch. Other times it’s calculated. They owe money and want an easy way out, they had an argument ' or dispute with a loved one and have ‘run away’, or they simply decided that they wanted to be on their own.
Whatever the reason, someone only becomes ‘missing’ once someone else wants to find them. That seems obvious, but it’s no less true for that. If nobody wants or needs to find you, you can’t be ‘missing’!
The vast majority of people that are traced by private detectives have never been reported missing to the police. Perhaps an insurance firm hires them to investigate a possible fraud, a solicitor instructs them to locate an important witness or will beneficiary ... or an ordinary member of the public hires them for any one of a number of reasons.
While in no way detracting from the valuable work a PI does, did you know that 50 per cent of missing people are traced without the private detective ever having to leave their desk? However, for services rendered it will still cost you a couple of hundred pounds. If the case proves more difficult, the costs really start to mount up.
In this easy to follow guide, we’ll show you how to do the job yourself at a fraction of the cost.
If you don’t think you’ll ever need to find someone, read on - you may be surprised.
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How to trace anyone -
whether they want to be found or not
whether they want to be found or not
People disappear every day. Sometimes its unintentional. They just move, or lose touch. Other times it’s calculated. They owe money and want an easy way out, they had an argument ' or dispute with a loved one and have ‘run away’, or they simply decided that they wanted to be on their own.
Whatever the reason, someone only becomes ‘missing’ once someone else wants to find them. That seems obvious, but it’s no less true for that. If nobody wants or needs to find you, you can’t be ‘missing’!
The vast majority of people that are traced by private detectives have never been reported missing to the police. Perhaps an insurance firm hires them to investigate a possible fraud, a solicitor instructs them to locate an important witness or will beneficiary ... or an ordinary member of the public hires them for any one of a number of reasons.
While in no way detracting from the valuable work a PI does, did you know that 50 per cent of missing people are traced without the private detective ever having to leave their desk? However, for services rendered it will still cost you a couple of hundred pounds. If the case proves more difficult, the costs really start to mount up.
In this easy to follow guide, we’ll show you how to do the job yourself at a fraction of the cost.
If you don’t think you’ll ever need to find someone, read on - you may be surprised.
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CONTENTS
3 Introduction: How to trace anyone, whether they want to be found or not
4 Reasons for commencing a trace
Identifying your motivation
5 Maintaining a positive outlook
Profiling
7 Planning your strategy
The direct approach
8 The indirect approach: Plan A
Last known address
Electoral roll
9 When you don t know the area
Public utilities
10 The indirect approach: Plan B
Impressions and appearance
11 Visiting the last known address
Visiting the workplace
12 Local enquiries
The indirect approach: Plan C
Banks and building societies
Tax office
13 DVLA
Phone numbers
Tracing a juvenile absconder
15 Tricks of the trade
Telephones
Telephone enquiries
16 Managing your time wisely
Impersonation
Tracing a re
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17 Proof positive
The parcel trick
Tracing a company director
18 Summary
19 Appendix: Tracing using vehicle registration numbers
How to read UK registration plates
20 Other UK authorities
Foreign registrations
Cross checking with tax discs
21 1: UK registration letters
24 2: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland registration letters
25 3: International registration letters
4 Reasons for commencing a trace
Identifying your motivation
5 Maintaining a positive outlook
Profiling
7 Planning your strategy
The direct approach
8 The indirect approach: Plan A
Last known address
Electoral roll
9 When you don t know the area
Public utilities
10 The indirect approach: Plan B
Impressions and appearance
11 Visiting the last known address
Visiting the workplace
12 Local enquiries
The indirect approach: Plan C
Banks and building societies
Tax office
13 DVLA
Phone numbers
Tracing a juvenile absconder
15 Tricks of the trade
Telephones
Telephone enquiries
16 Managing your time wisely
Impersonation
Tracing a re
-directionaddressviaRoyalMail
17 Proof positive
The parcel trick
Tracing a company director
18 Summary
19 Appendix: Tracing using vehicle registration numbers
How to read UK registration plates
20 Other UK authorities
Foreign registrations
Cross checking with tax discs
21 1: UK registration letters
24 2: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland registration letters
25 3: International registration letters
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