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4 Tips for Recognizing a Social Engineering Attack

4 Tips for Recognizing a Social Engineering Attack
Generally speaking, we as humans want to help our fellow humans out. Unfortunately, this fact is abused by what are known as social engineers. Think of social engineering as people hacking. Social engineers attempt to manipulate people to get things they want, whether it be passwords, personal information, or access to restricted areas. Social engineering…
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The 8 Types of Identity Theft

The 8 Types of Identity Theft
There are several types of identity theft. Knowing what to do if you are a victim of identity theft starts by knowing what type of identity theft you are dealing with. Here are 8 types of Identity Theft. Financial Identity Theft When we hear the words "identity theft" we usually think of credit reports and…
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Spyware Prevention

Spyware Prevention
Spyware is a form of malware that can infect your computer and reconfigure your Internet browser settings by changing your home page and modifying your search results. Even if you modify your settings back to how you initially had them configured, spyware will maliciously revert your browser settings each time you restart your computer. Furthermore,…
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How to Protect Yourself From Clickjacking Attacks

How to Protect Yourself From Clickjacking Attacks
They can't be seen, they can't be reasoned with, and they want to jack your clicks. Clickjackers have been around since about 2008 but they are getting a lot more press lately thanks to a new wave of clickjacking attacks perpetrated against Facebook users. What is Clickjacking? It may sound like the latest underground dance…
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How Criminals Trick You Into Installing Malware

How Criminals Trick You Into Installing Malware
Your antivirus scanner just popped up an alert letting you know that your computer has been infected with malware. How did this happen? You've been extra careful about not opening anything that looked suspicious, so how did this virus end up on your system? There are many different avenues of attack that criminals use to…
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Drive By Download

Drive By Download
Drive by Download Generally speaking, we as humans want to help our fellow humans out. Unfortunately, this fact is abused by what are known as social engineers. Think of social engineering as people hacking. Social engineers attempt to manipulate people to get things they want, whether it be passwords, personal information, or access to restricted…
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How con artists trick your mind

How con artists trick your mind
Washington State investigators presents "How Con Artists Trick Your Mind" None of us likes being scammed, and David Modic is no different. But it’s not the fact that scammers try to trick us into handing over our money that bothers him – it’s the way they can rob people of something far more important: their…
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Confidential Resources and Methods for the Investigator

Confidential Resources and Methods for the Investigator
The Confidential Resource offers sources and methods for Investigators and Researchers. This site contains interesting news articles for private investigators and makes for good reading if you have an interest in learning about investigation tools, techniques, resources and more called "Confidential Resources". Click The Confidential Resource to continue reading. The word research derives from Middle…
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What’s involved in Identity Theft Crimes – Law Enforcement and Victims

What’s involved in Identity Theft Crimes – Law Enforcement and Victims
What is Identity Crime? Identity crimes are those in which there is a fraudulent use of another person's identifying information with the intent to commit other criminal activities or to obtain credit, goods, or services without the victim's consent. No financial loss is necessary. A person commits an identity crime if he or she: ·…
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Computer tricks and tips everyone should know !

These computer tricks and tips are not directly related to private investigation, but with my Information Technology background and emphasis in Network Security, I thought giving you this information would be beneficial. So, let’s continue. Many hardcore computer users might think themselves above learning new computer tricks and tips, but there's always new things to…
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What you should know about Researching Public and Private Records

About researching public and private records? Researching public and private records is the locating of public and private records. The research is a tool for gathering information to support or oppose a point of view. For more information, read what to expect during a public records investigation. What do private investigators learn from public and…
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Black Book Online-Free Records Search

Black Book Online is a great website when starting to perform an investigation. Black Book Online has so many resources to use and provides easy navigation. You can search by record type or start a search from within your state of preference. What makes this site so nice is that covers a vast list of…
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Unique ID Drivers License Calculator

Verify your Washington State Drivers License number using this online calculator. The Unique ID Drivers License Calculator is another tool in the arsenal that works well. This Unique ID drivers license Calculator will verify your Washington Driver's License number or you can create and verify someone else's drivers license number when you have their full…
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Pulling more using Google searches – tricks

Thanks to www.hackcollege.com Over time, it’s the small things you collect that can make a difference. Private investigators know this all to well. Here are some tips to perform better Google searches. Learning how to use Google searches and Google tricks can yield more information than expected and save you time and energy. Google is…
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Free resource to Spy Dial a phone number

Spy Dialer allows you to spy dial a phone number and is an interesting “free” tool to use if you want to find out who called you when you don’t recognize the phone number on your caller ID or after a missing a call. Spy Dialer is free tool lets you type in a phone…
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Free Resources For Locating People

Free Resources For Locating People
A free PDF download Free Resources for Locating People Free Resources For Locating People is a 36 page PDF written in 2008 by Private Investigator Wolfgang Grasst. Introduction I wrote this book with the intention of providing a basic understanding of online resources available and the methods used when performing research on people and businesses…
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Catch a Cheating Spouse – Infidelity

Catch a Cheating Spouse – Infidelity
A free PDF download Catch a Cheating Spouse Nobody wants to think that their partner is cheating on them. Single men and women, married couples, engaged couples, and those attempting to develop a long-lasting relationship like to think that their partner is true to them and to them only. Married couples have made promises to…
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