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Locates or Human Intelligence Gathering

Open Source intelligence gathering is the gathering of information that one has put out or has out on oneself on the Internet. It is the next step beyond the typical investigator’s database searches. Our expert intelligence gatherer has been doing this since the 1980s and teaches our methods to law enforcement and government agencies in addition to teaching courses at conferences for various intelligence gathering agencies.

Level One Locate:
We use this search when a subject, claimant or witness can’t be found with the typical database searches. This is the fist step after the databases have provided nothing new. From here we spend a few hours with various engines and databases, utilizing our special search techniques to uncover information that the subject, claimant or witness has out on the Internet. This usually gets what we need with a relatively short turnaround time.

Level Two Locate:
This search is utilized when a subject, claimant or witness is being evasive. When individuals are purposely covering up their tracks or are in hiding, we charge a 4 hour minimum to go beyond the databases. In this case, we can provide further recommendations to search deeper or advocate that we discontinue the search if we have discovered that this person isn’t too active on the Internet.

Level Three Locate:
This search is Open Source Intelligence gathering at its finest. We begin with a 6 hour minimum retainer: this is the baseline that will determine where the investigation will go from there. It’s a litmus test, if you will. This search is commonly utilized on corporate theft or takeovers, embezzlement, fraud, identity theft. It is also used to gather intelligence on a subject of investigation. With this search we can usually find: “IP” addresses and the subjects’ locations, email addresses that belong to the subjects, former places of employment, Social Media chat logs, blogs, business ownerships, etc. There is a wealth of information on the Internet: you’ll be amazed at what our expert licensed-investigators can find.

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The Client (The “client” would be you) warrants and guarantees that: (a) it has retained the Agency’s (The “agency” is Paramount Investigative services) services solely and exclusively for the reasons and purposes described above; (b) the Client is not working for any other individual or entity with an interest in the outcome of the Agency’s services; and (c) the Client agrees to use the results of the Agency’s investigation solely for lawful purposes.

The Agency warrants and guarantees that: (a) it will professionally and diligently perform the services described above; (b) that it will use only lawful means to conduct its investigation; and (c) that it will maintain Client confidentiality to the extent required and permitted under California and Federal law. The Client authorizes the Agency to use the services of others to assist in carrying out this agreement and the Client further authorizes the Agency to share confidential client information with other investigative agencies or experts hired by the Agency to assist in the investigation and with the Agency’s legal counsel to obtain legal advice.

The Agency does not and cannot warrant or guarantee any particular result or outcome from its investigative efforts. The Client understands and agrees that the Agency cannot guarantee the accuracy of information provided to it by witnesses, government agencies, news services, web sites, data brokers and other sources. Therefore, the Client assumes all responsibility and liability for any reliance on information provided by the Agency and any disclosures of such information made by the Client to third parties.

Any estimates on the likely costs of the Agency’s services or the time required to complete our services are simply good faith estimates and do not constitute a prediction or guarantee.