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Four Ways a Private Eye Can Help you Find a Missing Person When the Police Fail

DECEMBER 23, 2013 • POST

It’s estimated that nearly 35,000 people are reported missing in Australia each year. Shockingly, this works out to one person every 15 minutes at a rate of 1.7 people per 1,000 Australians (Missing Persons in Australia 2008). Due to this high number, missing person investigations are the most common type of case we at Lyonswood […]

Through Private Eyes: Why the elderly are vulnerable online scams

DECEMBER 19, 2013 • POST

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the rapid pace of changing technology. Just about every year a new Iphone or tablet gets released that not only updates but also dramatically changes many of the features we just got used too. Even for the most tech savvy, it’s almost impossible to keep up. Spare a thought […]

3 Things you Need to Know About How we Conduct Surveillance in Australia

DECEMBER 14, 2013 • POST

In the shocking final scene of Roman Polanski’s classic film Chinatown, our heroic and bullet riddled private investigator (Jack Nicholson) utters his unforgettable line: “Forget it Jake…it’s Chinatown”. Although great to watch, it’s overly dramatic moments like these that sum up how fictional private investigators are portrayed on screen or in books. That is: impossibly […]

Through Private Eyes: How to protect yourself from online dating scams

DECEMBER 9, 2013 • BLOG

It seems just about everyone you talk to these days is using some form of Internet dating. Where once we would have met potential dates in a bar or on the street, dating online is rapidly becoming an increasingly popular avenue for finding love. But with such high Internet traffic hitting these dating sites, the […]

How a Private Investigator Can Safely Save You Profits

DECEMBER 6, 2013 • POST

Image from Shutterstock An iPhone has gone missing, a laptop is nowhere to be seen and all items have been lost within the four walls of your bustling office space. What’s a business owner to do? If you’re worried that a staff member might be up to no good, read on… It isn’t uncommon that […]

Sydney Brothel Busters: A Private Investigator’s Dream or Nightmare?

DECEMBER 5, 2013 • POST

Image from Shutterstock It is no secret that both licensed (legal) and unlicensed (unlawful) brothels operate heavily throughout Sydney. These ancient and controversial institutions usually conduct their business from camouflaged residential homes and discreetly advertise with only a flashing number sign or a suspiciously unseasonable Christmas light. But where the average punter might not think […]

Online Defamation: Private Detectives and Your Case (Part 2)

DECEMBER 3, 2013 • POST

Image from shutterstock “Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.” – Cassio, in Shakespeare’s Othello. Thankfully for Sydney’s lawyers, Cassio is not the only person who’s ever been worried about their reputation being trashed. In our last blog post, we […]

How Can I Detect Spyware on My Phone?

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 • POST

Image from Shutterstock Suspect your boss, parents or loved ones are prying into your personal space? Confused about the legality of espionage software? Read on. In a world where governments admit to spying on other governments and world leaders have been revealed to be operating mass surveillance on their unknowing populace it can become a […]

Surveillance and Australia Part 2

NOVEMBER 28, 2013 • POST

Image from Shutterstock Tracking Devices Another area where people are getting themselves into trouble these days is in the use of tracking devices. A lot of people want to covertly track their partner’s whereabouts or the location of their employees. In NSW for example, it is lawful to track the location of employees provided you […]

Surveillance and Australia Part 1

NOVEMBER 27, 2013 • POST

We’ve allseen it before: A gorgeous femme fatale slinks elegantly into the smoky private investigators office. She’s looking to investigate a cheating spouse but actually hides a shocking secret.Whatfollows is usuallya deadly tale of car chases, betrayal and way too many venetian blinds. But when it comes to real private investigation in contemporary Australia: what […]