Scams, Cons & Fraud Investigations

Articles covering fraud prevention, deceptive schemes, elder exploitation, romance scams, contractor fraud, financial exploitation, identity theft, confidence scams, and investigative techniques used to uncover and document fraudulent activity.

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The Insidious Nature of Elder Exploitation Investigations
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(This Article was originally featured in Working PI Magazine, March 2026.)Cases of elder exploitation rarely present as crimes. They typically present as concerns and uncertainty. As something that does not…

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Is Someone Tracking Your Movements?
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Urban Spy Investigations is recognized as having a team of experts in the area of GPS Tracking and Monitoring.  We have seen a rapid advancement of technology that has brought…

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Enhance your cyber-security: 5 steps to writing hacker-proof passwords
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Cybersecurity isn’t just for special agents – plenty of useful habits can be learned and practiced by anyone to improve the security of their online data and identity. An easy…

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