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2CIIA - Free Online Basic Private Detective Course: Words of 2ciia Directors
2CIIA - Free Online Basic Private Detective Course: Words of 2ciia Directors
Dear student, thank you for enrolling in our basic initial training course for Private
Detective / Private Investigation Agent activity.
Initially, it is good that our student knows that to be a PRIVATE DETECTIVE /
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR it is not necessary to do a deep study of the Art of
investigation. It is enough for the interested party to be intelligent, to READ and WRITE
correctly, to be honest, uninhibited and, above all, to enjoy the profession.
In this booklet of Basic Techniques of Private Investigations, we teach the future
investigator only what a true Detective really should know, when he is solving a case.
Here we present the modern techniques and procedures considered standard
throughout the world, for the solution of the most common cases, for which Private
Detectives and Investigation Agencies are hired. We also advise the student to try to
acquire on the Internet some more information and articles on the activity of private
investigation.
THE DETECTIVE
Requirements are conditions which must be met to fulfill certain purposes. The
requirements for joining a Professional Detective career can be grouped into 3 groups,
which, given the characteristics, can be called PHYSICAL, MORAL and
INTELLECTUAL.
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After studying this manual carefully you will have acquired the basic knowledge
to enter the profession or to work as Assistant of Detectives more experienced in the
following cases:
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-> Making statements to newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations on a
specific case which is investigating or has been resolved, except in self-defense or third
parties, in compliance with the legislation in force in the country;
-> Provide confidential information about its clients to third parties, except in case of
express request of the police or judicial authority.
- Try to obtain illicit advantage of confidential information obtained during
investigations;
-> Disclose the name of the contractor if it is discovered during a proceeding, except by
judicial determination.
The Private Detectives, in addition to complying with the legislation in force, are
obliged to comply with the determinations contained in the statutes of the respective
Professional Associations or Trade Unions of the class that may be created or
recognized by the Government of their country.
FIXED surveillance
"Surveillance" is an expression of slang meaning discreet observation in the
vicinity of some place, to know the movements of person or people, or to supervise the
arrival or appearance of someone. It also means the monitoring, monitoring or
surveillance of someone, in a discreet way, to know their movements and connections.
The surveillance is used by Private Detectives. Policemen and also by Criminals.
The thieves and hijackers use the first type of surveillance - local surveillance - or fixed,
to know the habits and movements of the residents of the place where they intend to
operate, and also to avoid surprises by residents or police officers during the action.
Therefore, during a surveillance the Detective must take special care not to draw
attention and not be very noticed.
In FIXED SURVEILLANCE, the Private Detective must not let itself be noticed or
exposed as little as possible. To do this, you should look for hiding places or care to
confuse yourself like the environment. For the latter purpose, it must use diverse
resources such as:
a car thief, and be very careful with the movement of the people around).
The more deserted or less busy the area in which the target is to be observed,
the greater the difficulty of the fixed surveillance.
Two of the means to obtain better results in fixed surveillance is to carry out the
observation inside a car or in the interior of buildings bordering or lateral to the object of
attention. Care naturally must be taken by the Private Detective, so that it is not
discovered or for which third-party indiscretion does not put the work to waste. When
the surveillance is run from inside buildings or vehicles a little far from the place,
binoculars, camcorders, zoom cameras or hidden remote monitoring cameras can be
great helpers.
During a surveillance NEVER DIE TARGET ATTENTION, as in a few seconds
the target may enter or leave the premises without being seen by the Detective. It is
very tiring, for example, that you spend hours waiting for a suspect to arrive or leave
home or work, so always position yourself to minimize any distractions and whenever
possible use the support of at least one auxiliary.
MOBILE SURVEILLANCE
-> Wear non-attracting costumes, with neutral colors during the day and dark at night;
-> Modifications in overall appearance while following the suspect, such as the sweater
pull (wear a button-up shirt over a knit sweater) or jacket, dark-eyed cap;
-> Keep safe distance not to be seen by the
investigated, taking care not to lose sight of it in the
crowd;
-> Always keep the suspect in your sights and do
not pay attention to anything that goes around and
does not concern you;
-> In case of help from an assistant use Walk Talk
radios and headphones to avoid being noticed.
ATTENTION, because normally when the investigated one suspects that it is being
followed can use some evasive maneuvers or for confirmation, like:
IMPORTANT: If the target acts in one or more ways, it is because he may have noticed
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that he is being followed. So if you are sure the target knows he is being followed GIVE
UP on the follow up and try another day by modifying their appearance or using more
helpers.
-> In roads of little movement try to stay a good distance from the investigated;
-> In places of intense traffic, try to position yourself behind other vehicles whenever
possible, taking care not to lose sight of it;
-> Be careful not to allow more than two vehicles to be positioned between you and the
track so as not to lose sight of it or get stuck in a red light;
-> Always be alert when the investigator is arriving at traffic signals (if he is accelerating
in an eventual yellow signal or it will stop) and repeat the maneuver trying not to get his
attention;
If the target advances traffic signals, makes dangerous
overtaking or reckless maneuvers, DO NOT REPEAT
them, at the risk of putting your life and that of others in
danger. If the target commits such attitudes may mean
that the same has already suspected that is being
followed. In this case do not insist and try to install a
MINI GPS in a hidden way in the vehicle to be
monitored.
With two or three cars and whenever possible with the aid of a motorcycle
where there is intense traffic, you can modify the positions of the vehicles, so that target
when looking in the rearview mirror always see a different vehicle. As we explained
before, with the use of radio, better still the conditions for the success of the works.
Always try to use basic vehicles with models and colors that do not attract
attention.
In the same way that at night, it is more difficult to identify the car to be followed,
it is also equally difficult for the target to identify the Detective's car, which must always
alternate the appearance of his car, sometimes turning on the high headlights, now the
low ones, now using only the lanterns or completely extinguishing the lights of the car. If
possible install two small flashlights or two mile headlights on the front bumper of your
car, so that your ignition is independent. This will help to change the appearance of your
car in the target's rearview mirror.
It is usually much easier to track a vehicle when two or more people are inside.
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It's very common for us to be distracted from traffic when we talk to someone standing
next to us, especially with regard to rear-view mirrors.
In the case of CONJUGAL INFIDELITY the distraction is even greater when the
driver talks to his (her) lover. It is also normal to travel much slower when accompanied,
which facilitates the work of the Detectives.
-> Medium and Large companies that want to hire an employee to position of
confidence;
-> Medium and Large companies that want to know more about their competitors;
-> Medium and Large companies to confirm information about other companies and
their partners, with which they intend to maintain business;
-> Politicians who want to find out about their opponents;
-> Families who want to check the background of their boyfriends, fiances or future
husbands;
-> Middle and upper class families, who are hiring domestic servants, nannies, private
drivers, bodyguards, etc. who will be part of the intimacy and will have access to
personal assets and information of that family;
-> Companies that admit new partners or shareholders;
-> Luxury real estate agents;
-> Lawyers, for use in judicial purposes, processes;
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Currently this type of service has been greatly requested to the Private
Detectives.
There are basically two types of disappearance:
VOLUNTARY - when the person decides to "disappear on their own" without giving
explanation to anyone. They can be for various reasons, for example: problems of
family relationship, problems of love, threats, embarrassment of some embarrassing
fact recently occurred, debts, etc.
-> At first try to know if the disappeared used to walk alone in the streets;
-> If he had friends;
-> If he had family relationship problems;
-> The places where he used to go;
-> If used to take with him documents and phone / home address in the wallet;
-> If he took clothes or other belongings;
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-> If someone knew where he was going at the time of the disappearance;
-> If he had any type of seizures or seizures (epilepsy, fainting, amnesia, sudden
aggression, etc.);
-> If he has disappeared before and where it was located;
-> Physical description;
-> Description of the clothes he wore the last time he was seen, etc.
Relatives or friends that your clients have known for some time and would like to
meet them again
In fact this is not a case of disappearance, but only the LOCATION of a certain
person that your client knew. Ask for as much information as possible, such as:
-> Cities where you lived and where you possibly live;
-> Last known address and on what date;
-> If you were single, married (wife's name), had children;
-> Addresses and telephones of friends or relatives known;
-> Professional activity and companies where you worked;
-> If you have an upper course (look in the Organ of the Class), etc.
Location of debtors
The location of debtors is almost always very time consuming. Usually debtors
are hiding from their creditors, and depending on the values of the debts, they can
change state or even leave the country.
This all depends on the nature of the debts, values and moral profile of the
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Nowadays it is essential for any Investigation Agency, the maintenance in its staff
of Agents or collaborators, of a professional with a good knowledge in COMPUTERS
and INTERNET, since in recent years has been increasing in a frightening way so-
called "crimes by computer", as well as for information gathering, monitoring of
residential or commercial computers, etc.
Many families want to know what their children do in front of the computer or cell
phone screen, fearing cases of prostitution, pedophilia, apology for drug use, racism
and various incitations that are very common in the media frequented by the internauts.
There are several "spy" computer and cell phone software on the market.
These programs, which are usually very small and work hidden in the computer or cell
to be monitored. Because it is technical knowledge, we will not go deeply into this
subject in this basic course.
You can find these programs by searching on GOOGLE in your country. Always
be careful not to break the law of secrecy telephone and internet, if it exists.
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-> Detailed Aspects: biotype, hair, eye color, nose types, mustache, mouth, beard, etc.
-> Private Signs: use of glasses or private sign, tattoos, defects, scarring or stains.
In some countries, the usage of spying equipment against third parties without
judicial authorization (mainly wiretaps or telephone tape recorders) is a crime.
Although the usage of such devices requires a large investment and requires the
technical skills to use them, there are several police, commercial, industrial, embassy
and professional detective organizations that use them, some for spying and others for
the purpose of counter-spying.
Nowadays there are ways to reverse the situation when it comes to industrial
espionage. Hidden microphone and micro cameras detectors (RF Detector), which also
use ultrasensitive receivers to check for RF (radio frequency) waves from the "swept"
location, are currently on the market. The equipment can detect frequency waves of 1
Mhz up to 10Ghz, and its range varies from 5 to 20 meters with perfect operation
indoors. They have different sizes, formats and prices.
- Acoustic Bugs
- Ultrasonic Bugs
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SECURITY LEVELS
LEVEL 3 - BUGS OF AVERAGE OR HIGH QUALITY, what differentiates them are the
technical aspects, being able to be manufactured or industrialized in small scale. It uses
differentiated modulation methods like NFM. WFM. FSK. PULSE. CPM. etc. in addition
to emitting powers less than 20 mW and include frequencies up to 3 GHz in order to
DIFFICULT YOUR TRACKING by common "Scanners" and "Sweepers".
LEVEL 4 - ADVANCED level in the case of Bugs, frequencies above 3 GHz (up to 40
GHz) and powers of less than 5 mW are used in addition to operating with "non-
commercial" modulation methods such as BPSK. DS / SS and mufti-meqabit QAM, and
may be coded (Scramblers) or tablets in time (DwelI time). Technicians or Detectives
without HIGH PERFORMANCE equipment and deep knowledge in sweepings at this
level, NEVER will find or void such devices in Counter-Espionage.
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- Follow the service closely, otherwise your client may lose money and not have their
security restored.
In short, we can clarify that the SUCCESS of a clandestine bug is mainly due to
its characteristics, its construction and perfect installation, facilitated with the
INEFFICIENT majority of Counter-Espionage technicians in the region.
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Investigations in this field are almost always required for confirmation and
flagrant adultery, betrayal, marital infidelity or premarital investigation. They can be
requested by the boyfriend, fiance or husband (wife) to confirm whether or not their
partners are faithful in their relationship, regardless of whether they are married or not.
Usually men betray more than women and for different reasons. However the
woman looks for another man when she feels needy and alone in the conviviality with
the partner.
But there are various attitudes and symptoms where it is possible to know if your
client is being betrayed. There is no perfect liar. Every human being leaves a clue when
there is a clandestine relationship. Small details that should be carefully observed
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regarding the partner's behavior, which fatally changes when one is being unfaithful.
Ask your client about the following signs:
1 - When the phone bills, cell phone bills or extracts arrive, he always hides or stores
them in his folder. Or worse: you do not see any bill because he transferred them to his
work address ... This is to hide possible expenses with cell phone calls or with credit
cards in restaurants, motels, gifts for the lover.
2 - He has a salary or income that has always been enough for a good standard of
living, but suddenly, he starts to control the money from home expenses, cut expenses,
get on the overdraft .... Remember: lover is expense!
3 - He has never been vain, but lately he has been
flawless, dyeing the white hairs of his hair, entering the
gym, and buying new clothes. You already accept him the
way he is, but for the lover he needs to look younger and
more attractive.
4 - He does not put the car, the house, the bills, nothing, in his name, asks to remove
the phone from the list ... Its an old affair. He is afraid that the lover will discover,
through his name, the address of his residence, sometimes the lover does not even
know that he is married, and in others, he is afraid that a lover, recently abandoned by
him, appears in his home and tell you everything for revenge.
5 – He never liked football or fishing. Suddenly he started playing or fishing every
weekend. Check if the clothing worn on "soccer" is dirty or smelly, including socks. In
the case of the fishery, try to smell his hands when he returns, because he may have
bought the fish in the market, and the smell of fish takes time to leave.
1 - In the middle of a conversation, try to say that a friend hired a detective and
discovered that her husband was cheating on her. Analyze the reaction and look directly
into his eyes. If he has a lover, he will be nervous immediately turn his face and no
longer look into his eyes.
2 - Calculate more or less the distance between your home and his work. Without him
noticing, check the speedometer of the car and see if the mileage is matching or if it is
running more than normal.
3 - Pay attention to the work routine and see if he starts leaving home earlier than usual,
making excuses for late nights, or going out on weekends claiming work appointments
or that he was with friends. Constant business trips, which were previously uncommon,
are also a sign of possible marital betrayal.
4 – When he is asleep or in the shower, check the cell phone for the calls made and
received. Do this for a week and list the phones that appear the most, including the
times. Then call the numbers you do not know (preferably from a pay phone) and see if
any woman answers. If they are all erased then be suspicious.
5 – Also check the SMS and WHATSAPP message boxes sent and received.
6 – Pay attention if he shuts off the cell phone when he comes home or leaves the
vibracall and does not get rid of it even when going to the bathroom. If the cell phone
has PASSWORD suspicious even more ...
7 – Try checking his computer or laptop history for visited sites, especially for emails,
which you did not even know he had. Be wary if he always erases the history.
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Nowadays this has also been a highly requested task for the Investigation
Agencies, both for detection and prevention of continuous thefts, employee thefts,
misappropriation, sabotage, favoritism, corruption, bribery, fraud, sabotage, leakage of
strategic and confidential information, etc.
Companies in the commercial, industrial, banking, hospital, civil construction,
airports, services, law firms and even federal, state and municipal government agencies
make use of the services of professional agencies and detectives in infiltrations and
disguised work for the investigation, verification and preparation of flagrant with or
without prisons (counting on police assistance) of illicit acts committed by officials or
directors of those companies.
INITIAL PROCEDURE
Not always the Agent to be infiltrated will work directly with the suspicious
persons or department. In many cases the Agent to be infiltrated can also be planted as
a janitor, driver, Office boy and etc. As we have said before, each case must be
analyzed together with the client to establish the best "function" that the Agent must
perform in the company during the diligences.
Another concern should be with the duration of the service expressed in the
contract. On average, a case of this nature is solved around 30 days, but there are
cases that may take up to a few months. This depends a lot on the physical size of the
company and the number of employees it has. So do not commit yourself to any other
case in this period.
Charge your client according your time and the case importance for him. Most of
the time the amount the client pays to the Detective is less than the loss he had
previously had and will now no longer have.
In some cases it will be necessary to use more than one Detective or Agent that
must be infiltrated in the company. As we said before, this depends on the size of the
company and the number of sectors to be investigated. Take this expense into account
before finalizing the price for the service.
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We present below some information and techniques that will be very useful to
Private Detectives who intend to work disguised in infiltration works:
1 - Usually who hires the Professional Detective is the owner, president, manager or a
director of the company;
2 - During the first contacts, when you will be negotiating the contract and receiving the
information from the case, NEVER attend the client's company. Always check in your
office or neutral location. This so that you do not take the risk of being seen with your
client before being "planted" in the company and subsequently being recognized by
some employee;
3 - Ask your client for TOTAL SECRECY. The fewer people who know their true role in
the company, the less the risk of leakage, the better for the success of the job and also
for your own safety;
4 - When starting your "work" in disguise at the
company, NEVER talk directly to the person who
hired you (unless your role requires it). Both have to
pretend that they do not know each other to avoid
generating suspicion. Establish previously places
and ways to send your report, which may be
weekly;
5 - Your admission to the company must follow the entire registration process that an
ordinary employee would have to follow, ie, the Agent must present all the documents
required by the company in the function in which they will perform undercover (if it is a
company's usual). This is necessary so as not to generate distrust of other employees.
If possible, present a proof of residence with a different address than your own (use a
friend or relative of preference with an address in a nonexistent or difficult location);
6 - Usually your client already has clues or distrusts of a certain person, group of people
or a sector of the company where the problems occur. The Agent must be planted in
that sector to have constant contact with the suspects, always seeking to gradually gain
their trust and friendship;
7 - If applicable, ask your client for permission to monitor computers (depending on the
circumstances) and / or bug the suspects' telephones or extensions. If there is a PABX
system in place, ask your client to have a technician from the maintenance company so
that both can install the equipment on an appropriate day and time;
8 - With respect to colleagues, the Agent should speak, act and dress like other
suspected officials. You will have to be a good actor to know how to represent your role
convincingly;
9 - Remember that the Agent will actually have to work on the function for which it was
planted and will certainly have a boss or supervisor who will charge him of his
assignments, as he will not know that it is an Agent infiltrated;
10 - Speak little at first and listen very much. Identify closed groups and try to get close
to them and install hidden recorders wherever they gather. Stay alert and observe in
detail everything that goes on around you;
11 - Try to understand how the company works, how its sectors interact and what each
employee does not only in the suspect sector, but throughout the company;
12 - It is important for the Agent to befriend the largest number of people in the
workplace and gain their trust. Outings for drinking or playing football are also great for
establishing friendships and increasing confidence;
13 - Never take any co-worker to your home or to a place where you can later be
identified or located. Also, do not let them see your car plate or have your personal cell
phone number;
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14 - Complain with colleagues, whenever possible, about the lack of money and your
debts. In many cases, the Agent, after get in, ends up being invited to participate in
schemes, facilitating their work;
15 - Be very careful about romances or friendships that can be formed. Always
remember your true mission and never let yourself be tempted when you discover the
illegal scheme;
16 - NEVER participate in the flagrant to identify the culprits or to arrest them, since in
many cases they are gangs formed by people that can be dangerous or vengeful.
17 - After unmasking the guilty, and their client or the police
give the flagrant, the Agent should continue working normally
in the company for at least one more week, so that they do not
have suspicion about him. Then you resign from the company
claiming personal problems terminating the Work Contract, or
for your client to dismiss you for any reason;
18 - If you (or your Agent) have already been placed in the "schema" and your presence
is essential to the flagrant or imprisonment of those involved you should normally
participate and eventually you may even be arrested with the others. Of course, you and
your client must first set up the flagrant scheme with the Police, who should be advised
that you are a Secret Agent of the company and should not suffer sanctions:
19 - For other employees who may be arrested with you or your agent, it may be said, "I
have knowledge" or "I have a great lawyer" to justify your immediate release from jail.
Unfortunately, there is a great possibility that they may distrust their participation as an
informant. Therefore the importance of presenting false proof of residence and also the
compliance with items 5, 13 and 16 above;
20 - The flagrant may or may not be filmed with hidden cameras, which must be
installed in the place one or two days before the combined date for the action. This
expense must be borne by the company that contracted it. You can install the
equipment yourself if you are prepared for such an assignment, which is actually quite
simple;
21 - Once the service is finished, try not to attend the company anymore and forget the
possible friendships you may have done. Some calls made from public telephones will
be enough to sporadic contacts, lest recaim suspicions.
-> Learn how to enter into any social environment sneakily, that is, without drawing the
attention of the target object, and preferably without being perceived;
-> A secret agent, can NEVER BE IDENTIFIED as such with the investigated or
persons of your relationship, including the PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
-> Transmit to the superiors as quickly as possible and with the security, the obtained
information, avoiding to keep with any annotation, scribble or code on the transmitted
matter;
-> Try to have a defined occupation and prove it when necessary, even if it is just like
"temporary work", in order not to betray yourself being identified as Detective and thus
to disrupt the work of criminal investigations;
-> Be very careful with codes, notes or other means that may bring suspicion to the
opponent;
-> Never meet informants a second time in the same environment or location.
-> Avoid regular intervals and every kind of routine;
-> Search to register or memorize people, their physiognomy and related events,
locations and dates of the facts:
-> Keep calm and patient in any situation, no matter how unpleasant it may be.
-> Never, never a Private Detective should betray himself for lack of calm or patience.
-> Do not despair at all;
-> To seek to acquire the maximum of cultural
knowledge through all sorts of literature that falls
into their hands, as well as: books, magazines,
newspapers, radio, television, cinema, internet. To
be updated with the progress of the modern world
and about the profession;
-> Before you act, plan carefully what you are going to do in a due diligence;
-> Before entering the field or in an area of risk, study it with caution to avoid surprises.
Trace in advance a means and escape route or evasion for emergencies.
-> To be always aware of the criminal laws of your country. To acquire such knowledge,
it is not necessary to be a lawyer. You find in bookshops several books intended for
laypeople;
-> Develop the ability to be a "fine artist", that is, to know how to play any role, to
simulate any situation, such as: fear, joy, tolerance, submission, always disguising your
true goals, without letting your opponent perceive YOUR REAL INTENTIONS. Never
lose control of the nerves, not even being discovered or caught red-handed. Seek to
control yourself in any adverse situation. Know how to lie whenever necessary;
->Be careful with easy women. The whore under no circumstances deserves trust, you
may be being investigated ... Master all vices and be careful of them.
-> Tomorrow is today's product. Prepare today what you want to enjoy tomorrow;
-> Let your mistakes be a lesson, so you don´t repeat them.;
Be tenacious. Nothing is achieved without tenacity and courage;
-> Never shake in the face of danger, be brave and fearless even at apparent
disadvantage, as this will psychologically affect your opponent;
-> Always be prepared, physically and mentally to take action;
-> Do not allow yourself to be corrupted and always refuse undue or unlawful
advantages;
-> Pledge always to defend the weak and oppressed and never to stand beside or
behind the strong and oppressors;
-> Do not ask the help of others, in what you can do yourself
alone;
-> Do not spend or commit your money before you have
earned it. Always take out what is necessary for investigation
expenses when you receive from your client;
-> Do not be apprehensive or anxious, because we do not
know what the future holds. The misfortunes we fear the most
are usually those that do not come true;
-> Consider all things from a favorable point of view;
-> When you are upset, count to ten, before uttering any
words. Count to one hundred if you are very angry;
-> Respect the neighbor as a human being;
-> Be modest and sensible in the discussions; consider that the other party may be
right, and if not, seek to understand their point of view;
-> Respect the authorities and the constituted order. Take care of the National Security,
respect the flag and the symbols of your homeland;
-> Never complain of bad luck; fight with labor and perseverance;
-> If you have to do several investigations, start with the one that most displeases you;
-> Never work in more than two cases at the same time, except with the help of trained
professionals;
-> Speak little, listen very much, say and do only what you consider to be correct;
-> Work to live and not just live to work;
-> Always be above your work, instead of being dominated by it;
-> Avoid being hired by clients beyond your real time possibilities;
-> Do not accept services for which you are not technically or psychologically qualified
or look for a partner, a experient professional to run the operation.
The knowledge that we suggest to Private Detective are: notions of Criminal and
Procedural Law. Basic notions of Legal Medicine and Technical Police. Notions of
Identification and Dtiloscopia. Notions of Public Relations and general knowledge in
various subjects of today (through the reading of good newspapers). In addition, should
a good detective get the habit of reading. Be a good observer and a good memorizer.
Be very attentive to details, however irrelevant they may seem during an investigation or
in your day-to-day life.
BASIC EQUIPMENT
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2 - A good hand camcorder (small, with optical zoom of at least 32X and good ability to
shoot in places with low illumination). It also can be used to take pictures;
4 - A small, discreet, but good quality binoculars, good range and 10 to 30X zoom;
5 - Two two way radio transmitters (walkie-talkie 5km) for communication with an
auxiliary, which will be very useful in surveillance or when you need to follow an
investigated one. In large cities and to cover greater distances we recommend the use
of cell phones.
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6 - A computer and a printer, even used, that will not only serve to control and print
budgets for its clients, but also for access to the Internet, which offers great sources of
very useful queries for the Detectives;
8 - A website or profile on social networks to advertise your services over the internet.
9 - A landline and a mobile / cell phone to attend to its clients (at the beginning no office
is needed, since the Detective is a self-employed person, can attend home or in his own
residence);
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You can purchase the 2CIIA Id Cards, Certificates and credentials in our website
https://www.free-detective-course.com and enjoy your new condition as a Private
Detective / Private Investigator.
Remember you must also be duly registered to engage in commercial activity if
you decide to work in the activity.
Like any self-employed professional, the Detective must also be duly registered
to engage in commercial activity. This registry varies according to the city, state or
country where the detective resides. In most countries this is a free activity.
If you really intend TO WORK as a P.I., do a search with local research agencies
or GOOGLE to find out if there is any LAW that regulates the profession of PRIVATE
DETECTIVE or the activity of PRIVATE INVESTIGATION in your city, state, province or
country. If you have taken the course only to acquire knowledge, fun, personal
satisfaction or to improve your resume you do not need any registration.
As we have said before, the novice detective may choose to work for
established Investigation Agencies, for other reputed and experienced Detectives, or he
can simply organize himself at home and offer his services autonomously, as his costs
will be much less than openning a company.
We always advise that the detective omit his true activity to neighbors and
doorman, at least at the beginning.
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If you are going to open an office in a commercial room spread out on the place
that you are a Commercial Representative or have an Advice Company. By doing so
you may even fail to win potential customers on the place, but otherwise you will have
preserved your integrity and your employees if someone you have been investigated
feels harmed and wants revenge.
Usually clients want to know the Detective's office or residence as a form of
security. Unfortunately there are many dishonest professionals in this field. Whenever
possible deal with the client in his residence or work, or in public places such as bars
and restaurants.
In the cases of confirmation of adultery, which are the great majority of the
services requested, the average term for their resolution is 5 calendar days.
You can also close a final price with your client and
give a maximum deadline for the settlement of the case. For
example: You charge your client US$ 1,000 for 5 days of
monitoring for proof of marital infidelity (average US$ 200 /
day) and receive 50% advance (US$ 500).
If you prove the infidelity on the 2nd or 3rd day (it is fairly common cases on the
FIRST DAY ...) your work will be COMPLETED and will not need to be monitored on
other days, as the purpose of the contract has been reached (this should be clearly
stated in the contract). You should prepare a report for your client and deliver it along
with the photos / footage and immediately receive the rest of the combined value.
In cases of people locations, infiltrations and dossiers, which are more time
consuming, you must provide the final price with a lower daily rate and charge 50% of
the down payment. Usually in the cases of locating people the rest is charged only in
case of location success.
There are several other types of cases where you can act. In order to form prices
always take into consideration the following factors:
2 - The location, time, hours and the conditions where the work will be carried out;
The expenses you will have in case (your and the auxiliaries if you have);
4 - The importance (personal or financial) for your client in the success of the case;
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values.
When initiating a case, the client must provide all available information that he
has, however irrelevant they may appear. Names, telephones, addresses, past
situations, license plates, names and telephones of friends and relatives, number of
documents, photographs, personal profile of the investigated, etc.
Make your client understand that your relationship with him is like that of a doctor
with his patient, or that of a priest with a believer in a confession. There can be no
secrets or omission of information however vexatious they may be.
Do not forget to write down this information and open a folder for the client,
where you will also place reports, photos and everything related to the case.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
Now that you have finished studying this booklet, and you already have basic
knowledge of the techniques and procedures used in the most diverse situations during
an investigation, do not waste more time and enter soon in this exciting field of work.
Obviously at the beginning things may not be very easy, but do not be
discouraged and be persevering, for working with dedication soon your efforts will be
rewarded.
If you need our help at any time, just send us an email and we will be happy to
assist the new Detective. Write to info@freedetectivecourse.com
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