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Preventing Identity Theft

As a prior victim of identity theft myself, I was in Tampa, FL back in in the 1990's when an employee of Red Roof Inn stole my credit card number, name and address from their customer database.  The woman then went on  an online shopping spree with my credit card number and with that of 51 other guests.  There are still over 60 warrants out for her arrest in Hillsborough County, FL.

I have some questions and recommendations for you:

Do you carry your social security card with you?  If yes, then take it out of your wallet or purse.  Combined with your driver's license, a thief has everything that he or she needs to open new accounts in your name.  You won't need your social security card on a regular basis.  Nowadays, you only need it when you apply for a new job.

Do you receive your mail in a secure mailbox?  If not, I would buy a locking mailbox for your home or consider getting a post office box.   The cost of a letter-sized mailbox is $44 for a year.  A small investment for your security.

If you have your bank statements and/or canceled checks mailed to you, switch to receiving an E-statement.

Do you shred your bank statements, credit card bills and old tax returns when you are ready to get rid of them?  If not, I would highly recommend that you invest in a cross-cut paper shredder.

 Is your virus software up-to-date on your computer?  If not, then there may be viruses installed that will steal your credit card numbers, bank account numbers, social security number, etc.

Do you pull your credit report every year?  If not, then you may not even know that you are a victim of identity theft!  You can get a free copy of your report from TransUnion, Experian and Equifax from www.annualcreditreport.com .  This is the only site that you truly get a FREE report from.

Michael P Rolfes is a licensed private investigator in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana since 1997.  Visit his company website at www.officialinvestigations.com

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. updates its website

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. recently revised its website to make it more user friendly.

Here is the example of our investigation services page being organized by need:

http://www.officialinvestigations.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=55

PRIVATE INVESTIGATION SERVICES


Insurance Investigation Field Services

* Surveillance
* Insurance Fraud Investigations: Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Life, Auto, and Homeowner's.
* Witness: Locate / Interviews / Protection
* Examinations Under Oath
* Accident Reconstruction
* Stolen Auto & Construction Equipment: Identification & Recovery
* Undercover Operatives
* DNA: Forensic Testing
* Drug Testing: Urine, Hair, or Residue


Domestic Investigation Field Services

* Surveillance
* Child Custody Investigations
* GPS Tracking: Passive and Live
* DNA / Forensic / Paternity Testing
* Hidden Nanny Camera Sales & Installation
* Adolescent/Spousal Drug Testing: Urine, Hair, or Residue

Retail/Business Investigation Field Services

* Debtor Asset / Liability Interviews
* Auto & Property Repossession
* Corporate / Competitor Intelligence Investigations
* Hidden Camera Sales & Installation
* Secret Shopper
* Undercover Operatives: Employee Theft, Drug Sale or Abuse


COMPUTER / FIELD Locate Services

* Probate Investigations - Locating heirs
* Unclaimed Funds and/or Property Retrieval
* Lost, Missing, and Runaway Children
* Missing Adults
* Adoption Reunion Services

Computer Services

* Cell Phone Analysis: Text Message Retrieval, Picture Retrieval, Call Logs
* Skip Tracing
* Criminal Background Checks / Warrant checks
* Driving Record Histories
* Pre-employment Investigations
* Premarital Investigations
* Credit Reports (with FCRA Allowable Reason or Signed Release)
* Bankruptcy, Lien, and Judgment Reports
* Property Records
* Bank Account Searches
* Place of Employment Searches
* Pre-Tenant Background Screening


In addition we have added a free link to the Dru Sjodin national sex offender database.

http://www.officialinvestigations.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=77

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. has a critically missing person from Lexington, KY come into office.

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. located in Cincinnati, OH had a woman come in as a client to locate her son on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. While I searching for her son, I discovered that this woman was an "urgently" missing person from Lexington, KY.

I contacted the Lexington, KY Police Department on Thursday, February 5, 2009, and the operator confirmed that the woman was entered into NCIC as a critically missing person.

However, when the woman showed up at my office, the Green Township Police Department could not find her in NCIC. A 75 minute telephone call to the homicide division of the Lexington Metro Police Department finally clarified that the operator was incorrect yesterday. The woman was not entered into NCIC as she did not meet the criteria that she was an immediate threat to herself or anyone else.

After a long discussion with the woman, she refused medical treatment, transport, and signed a refusal.

I put her on the telephone with her 23 year old son, who tried to convince her to come back to Lexington, KY.