1.) Bail Bond skips
2.) Missing adoptees and birth parents
3.) Missing family members or lost loved ones
4.) Tenant skips
5.) Rental goods skips
6.) Life insurance claimant skips
7.) Lost stockholders
8.) Credit card charge offs
9.) Debt buyer skips
10.) Judgement debtor skips
11.) Unclaimed property
12.) Missing witnesses
The person being searched for is often referred to as 'the skip' an expression derived from "to skip town" leaving minimal clues behind to "trace" the person's new location.
Skip tracing is performed by gathering as much information as possible about the missing person and then analyzing data and verifying facts. Investigators sometimes need to call or visit former neighbors or employers to ask questions and verify information. Records used in skip tracing include; phone number databases, credit reports, job applicant information, criminal background checks, utility bills, and tax information. Often the records can not be accessed by the general public but private investigators are able to get to the data and locate the skip.
Depending on the reason for the skip and the country they are in, the person hiding will be easy or harder to find.
Unintentional Skip: This type of skip might not know they are missing, and are the easiest skip to located. The situation could be an unclaimed property or missing witnesses.
Convenient Skip: This type of skip most likely knows they are missing but has conveniently failed to notify an associate or client that they have moved. The reason for this type of skip is not usually criminal and so people in this group do not go to great lengths to cover their location.
Intentional Skip: This person has probably skipped town because they are attempting to hide from an authority or because of bad debt. The degree of their success in covering their tracks and assuming a new identity will depend on the seriousness of the situation and the skips experience. International skips are often fraudsters and may have several identifies set-up in advance that they can use.
The Renwick Group has the knowledge and experience to help you or your business with skip tracing. Please call us at 1 (888) 722-9807 to discuss your situation.
