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Insider Intellectual Property Theft
Spies, Espionage, and Intellectual Property Theft Government and military entities are not the only ones spying and conducting espionage investigations to protect our national security. More and more corporations and even small businesses are now hiring expert private...
DANGERS OF ONLINE DATING FOR ALL GENERATIONS
DANGERS OF ONLINE DATING FOR ALL GENERATIONS PART TWO – THE DIVORCЀ As discussed in my previous posting, The Widower, Lauth Investigations International, Inc. has handled several cases of scam and fraud in relation to online dating sites. The elaborate lengths these...
If Your Company is the Victim of FMLA Fraud, You Better Do Your Research
The Family Medical Legal Act of 1993 serves to protect an employee's job in the case of family or personal illness or emergency. Specifically, it ensures long term, full time employees "12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to attend to the serious...
Cyber Shopping Fraud
CYBER-SHOPPING FRAUD ‘Tis the season for the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping. While the stores are packed with consumers, cyber-shopping is at an all time high. Shopping in public can have potential to be dangerous with getting your wallet stolen or being...
Online Dating Investigations – Part One
From the Desk of Kristen Justis, Director of Marketing and Client Relations DANGERS OF ONLINE DATING FOR ALL GENERATIONS PART ONE – THE WIDOW A sixty-year old widow, a fifty-five year old divorcee, a professional woman in her mid-thirties or a twenty-three year old...
Credit Card Skimming
CREDIT CARD SKIMMING We all know about thieves stealing our credit cards from our wallet and using them fraudulently. Did you know there is another way thieves steal our credit card information without touching our wallets? Credit card skimming is an electronic method...
Fake News is on Wall Street, and it Can Cost You Millions
The 2016 election brought the term fake news into headlines and into American's living rooms. Both sides alleged that there were "fake news campaigns" working to spread news that was meant to sabotage their campaign. With the growing use of social media to...
Background Checks
Lauth Investigations International is a private investigation firm. We are constantly questioned about what our background searches can provide that a personal background search cannot. All I can say, it’s all in the details. You pay for what you get. If you...
Safe Holiday Travels & Shopping
The time has come, once again, for the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. While we all look forward to this time of year, criminals especially do as well. They rely on us being excited, relaxed and distracted. In an effort to keep our information safe, we must...
5 Easy Things Every American Should Do After the Equifax Data Leak
In the wake of the Equifax data leak, where over 143 million Americans had information leaked to hackers, Americans are wearier than ever about having their private information stored online. Unfortunately at this day in age, it's virtually impossible to keep your...
Hurricane Victim Scams: What to Look Out For
This blog outlines 5 warning signs that a site may be fraudulent and tips on how to check for sure.
How Do Private Investigators Help With Corporate Crisis Management?
Private investigators tend to be known for their work in the private sector: finding missing persons, helping to track down runaways, and investigating concerns of infidelity. However, most private investigators actually conduct a majority of work in the public and...
5 Common Ways Employees Commit Fraud
Employee theft is the cause of failure for 30% of failed small businesses, and the median amount lost is $147,000.00 This is why it is so important to learn the signs of employee theft so that you can detect it early on. This blog article explains five common ways that employees commit fraud so that you can be on the lookout and catch problems before it is too late.
How to Hire a Private Investigator For Your Business- A Step By Step Guide
Many businesses in various industries (shipping and receiving, industrial and manufacturing, legal services, etc.) need to hire a private investigator at some point to deal with a case  theft, or malpractice.  The job of finding a private investigator usually falls on...
Popular Online Scams of 2017 and How to Avoid Them
It used to be that only the old and naive were vulnerable to scams on the internet, however, with the creativity of scammers increasing, even the most tech-savvy can fall victim if they're not careful these days. Everything from pop ups to emails can be potential...
Essence
ESSENCE Special Report: How D.C.'s Disappearing Girls Highlight The Nation's Black and Missing Problem
Vice
What We Know About the Missing Teen Whose Parents Were Shot to Death
San Diego Tribune
Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trade victims to rescue
Stuff
Police reveal number of missing people who are believed to have been murdered
Cleveland
Activists call for dedicated missing persons unit; cities that have them caution against high hopes
Cape Cod Times
Most missing adult cases unsolved
Pheonix New Times
The National Center for Missing Adults’ Funding Was Slashed by the Feds, but Volunteers Are Keeping It Alive
Los Angeles Daily News
LAPD, family both trying to find man missing 4 1/2 years
Ann Arbor News
Is Olisa Williams still alive?