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Tips on Hiring a PI

“🔍🔒 Need a private investigator? Here are some tips to ensure you make the right choice:

1️⃣ Research & Credentials: Look for licensed, experienced investigators with a solid reputation. Check their credentials, certifications, and any professional associations they belong to.

2️⃣ Specialization & Expertise: Determine if they have expertise in the specific area you need assistance with, such as surveillance, background checks, or infidelity investigations.

3️⃣ Confidentiality & Ethics: Ensure they prioritize client confidentiality and adhere to ethical practices. Request references or read reviews/testimonials to gauge their professionalism.

4️⃣ Communication & Transparency: Choose an investigator who communicates clearly, listens to your concerns, and provides regular updates on the progress of your case.

5️⃣ Budget & Agreement: Discuss pricing, fees, and payment terms upfront. Request a detailed contract outlining the scope of work, deliverables, and any additional expenses.

Remember, hiring a private investigator is a serious decision. Trust is key, so take your time, ask questions, and choose wisely. Good luck! 🕵️‍♂️💼 #PrivateInvestigator #HiringTips”

Miami Beach Trips and Situational Awareness

I wanted to write this because of the real threat that exists for men and women traveling for the South Beach or just Miami getaway in the trending areas.  So the story goes like this a good looking girl maybe from questionable means or just very enticing comes on to you.  You are that distinguished guy and your doing well and of course you have that “Luxury Watch”.  Well my friend be-careful because its you are the MEAL and she is the shark.   She will come with you back to your room, even do something to entice the situation but before you know she hands you a drink and sure enough there is a drug in it.  You’ll wake up the following morning if your lucky and your only out of the luxury watch, your wallet, and whatever valuable is in your room.  Beware and use common sense and have situational awareness because your property and possibly life depends on it.  If your a girl, you should never travel alone to Miami and someone should always know where your at.  Use extra caution as lots of sharks out there and last year alone look what happened to https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/03/23/woman-drugged-and-raped-in-miami-beach-had-warned-of-dangers-in-facebook-post/ Use common sense and don’t be a victim.  For the men please read: https://wsvn.com/news/local/prosecutors-woman-accused-of-drugging-men-stealing-high-end-watches-across-south-florida/

 

If planning to travel to South Florida and you want to know the layout of the land and understand the potential dangers call our office for safeguard tips.  However, use common sense, check in with a friend or someone that will check on you when out.  Let family know your whereabouts and ensure someone else from family has your pass code to find your phone whether iPhone or android.

We have had an alarming amount of cases from men who have been victims of being drugged from their property so use extra common sense.

Beware of the girls/boys trip to Miami Beach: The break you never asked for!

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Beware indeed because as this may cause a pit in the stomach for those who have a significant other

attending Miami’s infamous Spring Break. Now, we aren’t in the business of creating

unnecessary hysteria around friend groups trips, but we know the signs of an unfaithful partner.

These trips usually lack consistency and begin with white lies. It is no shock that Miami Beach is

known for its outrageous spring breakers. We had over 50,000 Covid cases last year and over

1000 arrests just from our Spring breakers on the beach. We also had our share of influx in

infidelity cases that were from out-of-state clients concerned about the whereabouts of their

partner last year. While infidelity cases increase all year long on average , our infidelity cases

rise over 30% every year during spring break.

 

These are the signs you may need to give us a call

1. Intuition is key. Our slogan is “When knowing is a matter of trust” if you do not trust

your partner then you have to know. You are the ultimate key in our investigation. You

know the person better than we ever can emotionally, but we can obtain all the facts you

don’t know. We believe that 3 out of 4 clients are victims of infidelity. But, in every

statistic there is that 1% chance you’re wrong. So, why allow that margin or error to keep

you from the truth.

2. Nothing adds up, it begins with the preliminary plans. Everything seems to switch up

daily and no plans are concrete. If you’re receiving vague answers to usual simple

responses. It’s your clue and our bait.

3. Strange new friends or company that’s going to be accompanying them. It may seem

obvious, why would they go on a trip with people they never talk about? They aren’t

under the impression you’re suspicious, but we know it’s a mirage. They don’t want you

to know the ins and outs of who will be there waiting when they get there. We are your

eyes and ears when you’re not here.

The Apps your Children don’t tell you about: Uncovering your Child’s Secret Life

Keyboard with hand on the background of face of young boy with headphones, collage

More commonly in private investigative work we receive questions about “hacking” or “cloning” devices. The majority of these requests come from parents desperate for a look into their children’s life. Most parents do not have the ability or the knowledge to find the hidden tricks our Gen-Z children come up with. This generation of children are brilliant in technology, but sneaky and parents who grew up being told “Come home before sunset” or “Go play outside” aren’t always particularly weary of most of what goes on in their own child’s phone. Most kids nowadays are sewn with an Iphone or Ipad at birth.

Most parents are at a disadvantage not having full access to their kids’ devices 24/7. Teenagers usually use their devices anywhere else, but in front of you. By the time you ask to see their phone they have deleted chat room apps, dating apps, social media, private photo album apps, and to a parents worst nightmare explicit photos of their child. In our line of work it is incredibly difficult to inform a parent that their child may currently be a victim of an online child predator. We want to use our platform as an agency being open for almost 20 years to help you save your child from the trauma and dangerous path this secret life can create.

4 tips for finding deleted apps or secret photos on your child’s Iphone

  1. First, go to your child’s device and view their app store application. Next, click on the personal icon on the top right corner. Then, click on “Purchased”. You will be able to see any apps that have been downloaded through their Apple ID on any device that Apple ID is logged into. You will also be able to see when the app was downloaded to know how recent it was deleted.
  2. Apps such as KeepSafe are known as a secret photo vault. They can store photos here and lock them in albums with a passcode. Apps like these can also have a camouflage of calculators on them. It is to deter parents or unwanted users from clicking on the application. Note this for your search into your child’s phone.
  3. Some parents have access to their childs Instagram. If you do Click settings, then security, finally download data. Once you do this you can enter your personal email and have a copy of all the data on that account. Any messages they may have “deleted” before you took their phone will be included. Instagram stores every single message in their data collection and provides files with each instagram user’s message thread.
  4. This one is for the parents who don’t have the first clue about passwords on their child’s phone or even their own. Apple saves all passwords through a setting called keychain. More than likely the child has saved all their passwords attached to fake email addresses that you can now have access to.

Surveillance for a Suspected Cheating Spouse in Florida? The Pro’s and Cons

I decided to write this post because an educated consumer is the best consumer possible.  I can’t tell you how many times I have received a call from a prospective customer who thinks, was told, and knows for a fact that if he or she proves infidelity it will help their case in Florida.  The answer to that question is simple “Florida is a No Fault State” what does that mean is simple it means you can get a divorce regardless of your reasoning period.  You don’t have to prove any wrong doing as you can file no matter what.  However, is knowing the truth important? You bet your six it is.  In other words, you don’t buy a car on the whim because you research the product and the same goes for finding the truth you should invest in finding the truth.  For various reasons and this is where I will say its extremely important you speak with a professional private investigator before you go down this path.  If your spouse is cheating its quite possible he or she may have groomed the mistress and or mister.  In the majority of cases this example is delegated to men who will wine, dine, and spend lots of your money on the paramour.  In Florida if the spouse who is cheating uses marital funds for the premise of financing that affair then you are entitled for 50% of the marital assets used.  Once again, I say this with lots of caution speak with a professional private investigator “First”.  What do I mean even if you know, suspect, or otherwise have proof ” please don’t confront keep all that information away from anyone and make sure you trust whoever you are leaning on.  In most cases I would say don’t TRUST anyone except your family.  I suggest you empower yourself with all your facts first before you decided to terminate a marriage or terminate without exploring the possibility that this may be your case.  I won’t go into the 20 possible signs of a cheater.  I will give you my best advice that I have learned after 25 years of being an investigator and that is simple “If you feel something is going on, it starts like this you have that silent voice telling you something is wrong and their is someone” You not crazy in the majority of the cases my company has investigated over the years those suspicions were true.  That silent voice is your body is a survival mode helping you.  I would empower you to research all your facts before you act and when your ready give a call to a professional private investigator.

 

 

10 Questions to Ask a Private Investigator

1. Are you licensed and how can I verify your credentials?

2. How long have you been in the business and what is your experience?

3. What is the process related to my individual needs?

4. Do you use a case management system?

5. How will I get updates and what are my expectations?

6. Do you have an Investigative Contract? Do you use docusign?

7. What forms of payments do you accept and what is your payment terms? How much are your services?

8. Can I use this evidence for court and do I get a report and any demonstrative evidence at the conclusion of the case?

9. What are your privacy policies and how confidential is this conversation and overall case?

10. Do you have any conflicts with this person, business and or attorney?

These 10 questions will answer a lot of your questions to whether engage this private investigator or not? All these questions will be a concise indicator is this is going to be a fit or not. I am sure many other questions will develop but these in my opinion are the beginning of the business relationship.

*Make sure all the objectives, terms, and engagements discussed or promised are listed in the investigative contract.

Anti-Racism

At Maya & Maya, Inc we are fully committed to having an anti-discrimination policy since its inception.  We have been dishearten with the current environment of our community and nation.  We stand with all of our brothers and sisters regardless of color, race, sexual gender, and or religion.  We are all a worldwide community and we as a company stand together as one.  We are here to be your helping hand and we stand with you throughout this turbulent time.  To all our customers and you know who we are we are fully committed to creating a community eradicated of racism of any kind. As such as a fully licensed investigative agency in Florida and California we will investigate pro bono any issue of racism, discrimination, and or harassment regarding any minority by a public or private entity to ensure that the parties causing this injustice are held accountable.  Please call us at (305)232-0056

Stalking and Unwanted Harassment

If you are a victim of a known stalker and or are receiving unwanted harassment from either a know source or unknown.  Please call us to review your case and allow our Investigative Experts in these situations to asses your situation.  Whether it’s online stalking, unwanted phone calls from unknown numbers, and or physical visits we can help.  Don’t think it will go away as it won’t.  Call us today via 786-999-4222 to an obligation free consultation and set yourself free from unwanted harassment.  Many stalkers are known to the victim and it usually some sort of revenge and or obsession this person has taken to cause harm to the victim.

 

 

 

Hidden Assets and Questions to Ask? Getting Divorced

I am writing this article to address the very important topic of Hidden Assets and the investigating of such.  If you are getting divorced and don’t know all the assets the first thing to do is try to gather all the banking documents related to the other spouses businesses and or personal accounts.  It important to know what exactly the bottom line is so the following are tips you need to follow from my years of finding hidden assets:

  1. Gather all banking documents that you know of and try to check personal, business, and or phones for accounts that may be unknown.
  2. Gather all Whole Life and Variable Insurance Policies.
  3. Determine what real estate is known.
  4. Gather all safe deposit boxes locations, hidden safes in the home, and other places when things were friendly where hard cash was stored.
  5. Gather all information regarding off shore bank accounts and or companies.
  6. Determine and or establish places where your spouse frequents to determine possible locations of countries visited.  An account may be there and monies hidden.
  7. Art Pieces and or timeless jewelry such as Rolex, Tiffany Rings, and or other expensive jewelry pieces.
  8. Lastly you’ll need to determine his CPA as he will have the usual keys to the house and all the information needed.

 

My advice is to seek a professional when the majority of these items are gathered and have them review for ideas as to finding what may not exist at present.  If things don’s add up then seek a private investigator with the proper experience finding hidden assets related to divorces and or fraudsters in general.  However, if you presently going through a divorce call our offices at (305)232-0056 and or email us via dlm@mayaandmayainc.com to discuss your case.

 

 

Proper Vetting of Business and Prospective Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Checks and Proper Vetting:

The proper vetting and looking into prospective employees, new business partners, and even a possible love interest. Its imperative that you look into everything. Don’t rely on word of mouth and a good sense of humanity in today’s world. If you have a feeling that something is not right. “Stop Right There” that is your gift of fear your inner survival mode telling you “Hey Friend, you need to stop and look into this because there is poison on the other side”. Its not as simple as doing a minor background check and all is good. A proper background check depends on what you are looking for and why are you doing this. I would suggest you call a professional and let them guide you. For starters its not as simple going to the clerk of the court in your county or the state database for criminal records. You can’t rely on what someone tells you either. You have to verify the facts for yourself. How about if your prospective party saids they only lived in Florida and of course nothing comes back in Florida but they lived in New York and California as well. You must check both of those states as well. I can’t say enough for hiring nannies, looking into a new love interest, and hiring a contractor. I would always suggest when hiring contractors that the person who is selling the services is the person on the license, and the check written is to that person. I have found in over 100 past cases that past customers have been ripped off by career criminals working under someone licenses or their family members licenses. I always say check, check, and check some more. Call the professionals at Maya & Maya Inc for your free consultation on proper background checks. @danmaya360