| imes as a PI you'll be asked to locate and or | | | | owner into revealing their identity. These mailings |
| identify the physical address for the owner of a | | | | should always include a trap line phone number |
| PO BOX or Postal Mail Box (PMB). | | | | with call capture. Call capture is also known as |
| There could be many reasons why is information | | | | automatic number identification (ANI). This will |
| is required. Fraud investigation, service of process, | | | | reveal the callers identifying information even if |
| debt collection, auto repossession. The list is as | | | | they have caller ID blocked If the mail box owner |
| endless as the types of cases you run across in a | | | | calls you'll get their information and can trace |
| career. | | | | them that way. |
| This can often be accomplished with an instant | | | | In rare cases when all else has failed you can try |
| database search if you have access to credit | | | | surveillance. Stake out the box and wait for the |
| headers. When people have a PO Box they will | | | | owner to come by and pick up his mail. This could |
| often use that address for their bills or car | | | | prove to be very expensive as not all mail box |
| payments etc and the PO Box will appear on | | | | users check their box every day or even every |
| there credit headers as an alternate address. | | | | week |
| Another effective method is a simple google | | | | This may sound like a lot of work for a simple PO |
| search of the PO box address. This could turn up | | | | BOX Break. Setting up trap lines , obtaining credit |
| some identifying information or reveal clues to | | | | headers, printing up pretext post cards. Many |
| pursue in your efforts. | | | | investigators like to out source this type of work |
| If it's not there you may be able to contact the | | | | and purchase the information from an investigator |
| PO using a form available on the USPS web site. | | | | that's already set up to routinely obtain this kind |
| This form requires you to disclose the reason you | | | | of information. |
| need the information. The USPS will only reveal | | | | Many investigators find that it's far more cost |
| the information if you are attempting to serve | | | | effective to subcontract this kind of routine work |
| legal service in proper person. They even require | | | | out to other investigators often called information |
| a case number. | | | | brokers. These brokers have sources for all kinds |
| Sometimes these methods will still fail. It could be | | | | of information through a network of sources they |
| that the owner of the box has relocated since | | | | cultivate over many years. |
| they opened the box and no longer live at the | | | | A busy investigator can concentrate on the main |
| address they provided the USPS. It's also possible | | | | focus of their investigation, client relations and |
| the the PO Box owner used false ID and a false | | | | case preparation. Let the information broker |
| address to set up the box in the first place. | | | | handle the routine phone breaks or PO Box |
| You can try to pretext the PMB owner by mailing | | | | breaks. Save yourself time, energy and money in |
| them professional looking material, free offers, | | | | the long run. |
| maybe even a love letter, anything to trick the | | | | |